TED Community

Leadership, growing teams, and the ability of data to drive better decisions faster

I'm passionate about philanthropy; non-profit governance; politics; sports (as a spectator); open-water swimming (as a participant); and especially my family!

Travel, global humanitarian work, artisan handicrafts

freeing the u.s. and the world from the tyranny of oil dependence, Israel, world changing ideas and inventions, movies, women

Making unorthodox ideas become mainstream.

I feel most alive in the outdoors: Running, skiing, hiking, climbing. Someday soon, I want to become a great fly fisherman so if you have any tips, please let me know! I also love the arts of all kinds! I grew up at a community arts center in St Louis, MO where my mom built the 4th largest community arts hub in the US! I took every class I could from painting to West African Drumming to tap dance! I was very lucky to have COCA and grateful to my mother for her dedication to the arts!

training national leaders in emerging economies, improving innovation and education in the Arab world, social entrepreneurship, the power of documentary films, wildlife photography

History, Learning, Mindfulness, Authentic connections.

Data Visualization

Exploring the frontiers of mental health care, nurturing well-being ... and understanding mental health as more than the absence of mental illness.

Shifting thinking - looking at things from new angles to create insight and choices. The raw material is ideas. The more diverse the better - theatre, modern art, science, life, you name it.