Cancer & Medical Research
Helping research organizations and health nonprofits sharpen strategy, translate science into funding, and use technology to move faster from evidence to impact.
Public Service
Some problems matter more than margins.
Twelve days a year — one a month — go to organizations working on things I care about — at no cost, with the same rigor I bring to paid engagements.
- Commitment12 days a year, pro bono
- WhoNonprofits · Research bodies · Public institutions
- CostNone. Ever.
- SelectionBy application, twice a year
The work I do for companies — strategic clarity, operating systems, AI adoption, disciplined execution — is not unique to companies. Research institutes, nonprofits, and public institutions face the same problems: too many priorities, slow decisions, teams pulling in different directions, technology that hasn't translated into outcomes.
The difference is that they usually can't afford the help. So I set aside twelve days a year — one a month — for organizations working on causes I believe in, at no cost and with no expectation of anything in return.
This isn't a marketing program. There's no logo I need on a wall. I don't publish the organizations I work with — the work is kept private by default, and that's usually better for everyone involved.
Where I Focus
Six areas.
Focus beats breadth. These are the areas where I'll give real time rather than a polite meeting.
Animal Welfare
Working with shelters, rescue networks, and welfare organizations on the unglamorous parts — operations, funding models, and scale — that decide how many animals actually get helped.
International Affairs & Security
Supporting policy institutions and non-partisan organizations thinking about global stability, emerging technology risk, and the institutions that hold under pressure.
Science & Technology
Helping mission-driven science and technology organizations turn deep capability into deployed outcomes — including making AI genuinely useful rather than decorative.
Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
Supporting organizations working on food security, agricultural livelihoods, and nutrition — where better systems and better data translate directly into people fed.
Clean Water & Sanitation
Helping water and sanitation organizations scale what already works — the constraint is rarely the technology, it's the operating model around it.
How It Works
Simple terms.
- 01
It's free, and it stays free
No fee, no deferred fee, no conversion to a paid engagement later. If a pro bono relationship would be better served commercially, I'll say so and step back rather than sell into it.
- 02
Same standard as paid work
Free doesn't mean lighter. You get the same preparation, the same candor, and the same follow-through — or I don't take it on.
- 03
Scoped, not open-ended
We agree on a specific problem and a defined block of time. Clear scope is what makes free work actually get finished.
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Non-partisan
I work with organizations across the spectrum on the merits of the problem. I don't take on advocacy for political parties or candidates.
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Quiet by default
I won't publicize your organization without permission. Confidentiality applies exactly as it would in a paid engagement.
Request Pro Bono Support
If your organization works in one of these areas, write to me.
Tell me what your organization does, the specific problem you're stuck on, and what would change if it were solved. I read every request personally.