Experience

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  IMDb.com/

  • Los Angeles, CA

  • Author, Screenwriter, Producer

    • Jan 2016 - Present
    • Los Angeles, CA

    Check IMDB for latest projects development. Wrote and sold content for broadcast, streaming, Theature release in the feature, short and serial format

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  TIME

  • Freelance Writer

    • Sep 2014 - Present

    Article and opinion writer, and live contributor, to Time Magazine, The Washington Post Podcast, CNN, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and many others. Links below to CNN Opinion and Time Magazine Ideas

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  A24

  • Denmark, US

  • Associate Producer

    • Jan 2015 - 2018
    • Denmark, US

    Associate producer in a 10 million dollar feature film adaptation of my book, starring Theo James and Ben Kingsley

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  Doctors of the World USA

  • Greater New York City Area

  • Freelance Communications Consultant

    • Oct 2013 - Jul 2014
    • Greater New York City Area

    MEDIA CONTENT FOR THE DIGITAL AGEClients included DOCTORS OF THE WORLD, HUMANITY IN ACTION, AVAAZ, the Jewish Museum of New York, the Norwegian American Foundation, among others (mostly NGOs). Wrote, produced, oversaw post production (Adobe and After Effects) and managed client relations.

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  New York University

  • United States
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Writing teacher

    • 2008 - 2012

  • Assistant Adjunct Professor

    • 2008 - 2011

    Taught a range of course in international relations including a popular and well-reviewed writing class that exploring story techniques and forming post-graduate students in writing effectively across a wide range of formats for print and digital platforms.

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  African Geopolitics Quaterly

  • New York, NY -- (with travel to Africa)

  • U.S. Bureau Chief, Senior Editor

    • 2001 - 2005
    • New York, NY -- (with travel to Africa)

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  United Nations

  • United States
  • International Affairs
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Program Coordinator

    • Sep 1997 - Jan 2001

    Wrote and edited reports from Secretary General Kofi Annan for presentation to the UN Security Council. Travelled to Iraq during international crises with the Under Secretary General in charge of the largest humanitarian program in UN history. Coordinated information flows between 9 UN agencies including the UN Weapons Inspectors, Unicef, the World Food Program and the UNOPS de-mining campaign among others. Was promoted twice, and assigned the additional responsibility of Acting Spokesman.

  • Program Coordinator

    • 1997 - 2001

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  Preston Gates LLC

  • Washington, DC

  • International Affairs Annalyst

    • 1996 - 1997
    • Washington, DC

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  CNN

  • New York, NY

  • News Desk Assistant. Occasional contributor on air and online

    • 1994 - 1995
    • New York, NY

    recent Online Opinion pieces and interviews on-air available upon request