
author “Term Limits: Time and scale in the age of AI” (MIT Press, 2027)
UPDATE: I have now embarked on a new project: a book called "Term Limits: Time and scale in the age of AI" (rhyming reference to my first one, "Release 2.0: A design for living in the digital age"). Précis: In this age of AI, where people talk of longevity, eternity and exponential growth, humans can find meaning in the very shortness of their own lives and roles and institutions. In a world of infinity, you could never do enough. But in a lifetime, the goal is to use that time to some particular, finite end – and then to pass the mission along to a successor. We exist within infinity, but each of us is only a small part of the whole. In the world we actually live in, it is possible to declare completion and find satisfaction… if we know when enough is enough. In short, the purpose of this book is not so much to provide a new view of our fast-changing, rhyming-history world, but a clear set of lenses through which to see it. For the last 10 years, I was founder and funder (active full-time but reporting to CEO Rick Brush) of Wellville, a 10-year nonprofit project dedicated to demonstrating the value of long-term investment in health and equity. The benefits accrue over time and not always to the funders/ investors directly, but for all of us, healthy human bodies and minds are the key to our collective future.... Wellville wants to show what it looks like when we respond to that prompt. We want to scale by inspiring others, not by presuming to do it all ourselves. We worked in five small communities (Clatsop County, OR; Lake County, CA; Muskegon County, MI; North Hartford, CT; and Spartanburg, SC), advising local leaders on scaling local initiatives in areas such as maternal care, early childhood development, diabetes/obesity reduction, mental health support/trauma-informed care. We advocate a data-rich approach with learning and accountability along the way - www.Wellville.net. I spend the other 50% of my time (LOL) exploring new space, health and IT start-ups and technologies, writing about them and (with full disclosure) actively investing in some of them. I love what I do and I love all the travel it entails! My board seats include Avanlee Care, BAMF Health, PressReader. Also nonprofits: ExpandED Schools, Long Now Foundation, The Commons Project. Investments listed in profile. Education: Harvard BA, Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center completion certificate. [Re LinkedIn: I find it a valuable tool, but I respond only to personal messages that prove that the writer is writing to me rather than to an address book.]
infosys.com
23andme.com
commercialspace.org
thecommonsproject.org
icann.org
meetup.com
wpp.com
New York, New York, United States
Working on a book
"Term Limits: Time and scale the age of AI"
Jan 2025 - Present
Director
BAMF Health
• www.linkedin.com/company/bamf-health
Jan 2021 - Present
Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
director/investor
Avanlee Care
• www.linkedin.com/company/avanlee-care
Sep 2020 - Present
Montana & New York
Trustee
Charity Navigator
• www.linkedin.com/company/charity-navigator
Jan 2019 - Present
New York City Metropolitan Area
Board Member
The Commons Project Foundation
• www.linkedin.com/company/the-commons-project
Jan 2019 - Present
New York, New York, United States
Investor
Square
Jan 2010 - Present
patron
Commercial Spaceflight Federation
• www.linkedin.com/company/commercial-space-federation
Jan 2008 - Present
Investor
EPAM Systems
Jan 2008 - Present
angel
New York Angels
Jan 2000 - Present
Founder
Wellville
May 2013 - Jan 2025
Greater New York City Area
director
Yandex
Jan 2006 - Feb 2022
Moscow, Russia
director
Luxoft
Jan 2013 - Dec 2019
advisory board
Keas
Jan 2012 - Dec 2016
director
Sunlight Foundation
Jan 2008 - Dec 2016
investor
ClassPass
Jan 2013 - Dec 2015
director
Eventful.com
Jan 2003 - Dec 2014
investor
HealthRally
Jan 2011 - Dec 2013
member advisory board
IBS Group
Jan 2001 - Dec 2013
director, advisory board
IBS Group
Jan 2001 - Dec 2010
Chair of the Technology and Innovation Committee
NASA Advisory Council
Jan 2010 - Dec 2012
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
investor
Fluidinfo
Jan 2008 - Dec 2010
director
Boxbe
Jan 2007 - Dec 2010
trustee
Personal Genome Project
Jan 2008 - Dec 2009
investor
Flickr
Jan 2005 - Dec 2008
chairman
EDventure
Jul 1982 - Dec 2007
chairman/trustee
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Jan 1991 - Dec 1998