As the director of the Hatch, he leads a content and product incubator that uses the principles of human-centered design to conceptualize, test and launch projects for the future of media and information. He formerly worked in the College’s newly established Innovation News Center, to serve as the news director and executive editor for the University’s seven media properties, including the NPR, PBS and ESPN affiliates. He is a former assistant news editor at The Washington Post, was COO of a digital media startup in D.C. and previously worked in administration at University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism.