I grew up curious. “The Way Things Work” and stacks of National Geographic magazines were my thing. I wanted to understand how the world fit together — the systems underneath the surface, the forces most people walk right past.

That curiosity took me from Davidson College to a master’s in public administration at UGA, through lobbying for cities in Georgia and at the Government Accountability Office, into consulting at Deloitte, and eventually to co-founding businesses I believed in — CultureBanx, a media company covering business and finance for Black professionals, and Afara Global, a market research firm focused on African markets.

Today I work at Deloitte, where I use geospatial and satellite data to help clients understand what’s happening in energy, minerals, and industrials. I’m drawn to the places where technology, policy, and business collide — and where the stakes are actually high.

This blog started as a newsletter — over 280 issues — and is where I think out loud about the things I care most about: the future of energy and critical minerals, the economic standing of Black America, entrepreneurship and what it takes to build something real, Africa’s place in the global economy, wisdom (the kind that only comes from paying attention), and the occasional book or idea that stops me in my tracks.

I read a lot — over 900 books on my Goodreads shelf — across history, economics, science, biography, and fiction. I believe the best thinkers are the ones who connect dots across fields, and I try to do that here.

Outside of work, I serve on the board at Woodberry Forest School. I’m a Ghanaian-American, a son, a father, and someone who believes that wisdom — not just information — is what most situations actually call for.

You can find me on LinkedIn or follow along on Goodreads to see what I’m reading.