what is your role at noa?
As an investor at noa, I spend my time sourcing and underwriting new investment opportunities. I am particularly focused on opportunities in the energy transition, mobility, and smart building technologies. I also serve as a board observer to some of our portfolio companies, lending a hand wherever and whenever needed.
what is your backstory?
I started my career in M&A advisory at EY, leaving to start a business in what I then (foolishly) believed would become a unicorn. Having learned firsthand the challenges of being an entrepreneur, I decided to switch my allegiance to the dark side and have been a VC investor since. I joined the team at noa in 2019. I have an undergraduate degree from Georgetown University and an MBA from the University of Oxford.
what excites you about built world tech?
To me, the built world is the result of something magical. It is collective human ingenuity in shaping the world around us, to meet both our needs and loftiest aspirations. From the pyramids of Egypt to the skyscrapers of New York, the monuments of each age are limited by the technology and resources of its time and space, while simultaneously reflecting its take on aesthetics and beauty. Recent advances in built world technology and the promises of more breakthrough innovation are quickly eliminating previous barriers and major trade-offs. We are getting close to a world powered by clean energy and being able to build affordable and sustainable homes for everyone.
what do you like to do in your spare time?
I enjoy reading – history, theology, and reddit channels – and relish being on the less popular side of any argument. I also enjoy trying new and exotic foods, speciality coffees for a good pour over, and have made a habit of collecting fountain pens.
what’s your favourite city and why?
Oxford. As with other university towns, the city brings together some of the brightest minds from around the world and is a place that encourages freedom of thought and expression, where learning and debate are encouraged. In Oxford, this is set against the backdrop of incredible gothic and baroque facades of its many colleges and libraries, where - if it weren’t for the steady stream of tour buses - a person can lose themselves in the richness of the city’s history.