Experience

New York City Emergency Management Department

• United States
• Public Safety
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Commissioner

  • Feb 2022 - Present

  New York, New York, United States



The Headstrong Project

• United Kingdom
• Mental Health Care

• Board Member and Chairman Emeritus

  • Mar 2012 - Present

• Chairman and Co-Founder

  • Mar 2012 - Jun 2020

  New York, NY The Headstrong Project is a non-profit healthcare company that is healing the hidden wounds of war through world class, cost and bureaucracy free mental healthcare for veterans. Through a partnership with Weill Cornell Medical Center, we build, manage, and deploy networks of top private practice providers in over 25 cities and growing around the country. This enables us to provide responsive care that is individually tailored to the needs of our clients, that is completely cost-free, and… Show more The Headstrong Project is a non-profit healthcare company that is healing the hidden wounds of war through world class, cost and bureaucracy free mental healthcare for veterans. Through a partnership with Weill Cornell Medical Center, we build, manage, and deploy networks of top private practice providers in over 25 cities and growing around the country. This enables us to provide responsive care that is individually tailored to the needs of our clients, that is completely cost-free, and, most importantly, highly effective.

• Executive Director

  • Mar 2012 - Dec 2017



Grid North Group

• United States
• Media Production

• CEO/Founder

  • Jan 2013 - Present

  Greater New York City Area Grid North is a portfolio of the leading brands for military-related content, advertising and employment solutions. Owned and operated by veterans, our collective platforms reach 25+ million visitors each month and especially resonate with millennial service members. Our companies include Hirepurpose, a leading job site for military experienced talent and the companies smart enough to hire them; Military Spouse Festivals, which produces events for military families and spouses to build… Show more Grid North is a portfolio of the leading brands for military-related content, advertising and employment solutions. Owned and operated by veterans, our collective platforms reach 25+ million visitors each month and especially resonate with millennial service members. Our companies include Hirepurpose, a leading job site for military experienced talent and the companies smart enough to hire them; Military Spouse Festivals, which produces events for military families and spouses to build community across the US; and Task & Purpose, a digital media, lifestyle, merchandise, and news site. Show less



Joint New York Medical Station

• Deputy Director

  • Mar 2020 - Jun 2020

  Led 40 Federal, State, and City agencies to establish one of the largest and only successful COVID-19 field hospitals during the height of the pandemic in New York City as part of the Governor's senior executive COVID-19 volunteer program.



The Editorial Project

• Director/Producer

  • Jan 2009 - Jan 2012

  New York, NY Wrote, produced, and directed the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival Selection, THE WESTERN FRONT, about the war in Al Anbar Province.


US Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command
• Armed Forces
• 1 - 100 Employee
• OIC, Recruiting, Screening, Assessment, and Selection

  • Mar 2007 - Nov 2007

Marine Special Operations Advisor Group
• Team Leader/XO, Future Ops

  • Sep 2005 - Mar 2007


US Marine Corps, Quadrennial Defense Review

• Analyst

  • Mar 2005 - Sep 2005

  Pentagon



United States Marine Corps

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Executive Officer, Combined Action Platoon Commander, Rifle Platoon Commander

  • Sep 2002 - Mar 2005

  Iraq and Camp Pendleton, California