AI strategy leader at OpenAI with a global remit for the journalism industry. Twenty years of national and local broadcast experience—producing Emmy-nominated and #1-rated programs at NBC, MSNBC, and CBS—now applied to setting AI adoption strategy, governance frameworks, and enablement programs for news organizations worldwide navigating generational technological change. Rare combination of deep editorial judgment and hands-on technical fluency in LLM architecture, prompt engineering, and responsible AI deployment.
Experience
OpenAI
Member of Industry Staff
Work at the seam between OpenAI and the world’s newsrooms — spanning strategy, partnerships, enablement, and research as news organizations rebuild editorial workflows around AI.
- Global Strategy: Guide OpenAI's strategy for AI adoption across the global journalism industry, setting regional priorities and directing cross-functional execution across partnerships, enablement, and research.
- Industry Partnerships: Serve as a principal OpenAI counterpart to newsroom leadership globally, translating product capability into editorial strategy and routing industry needs back to product leadership.
- Responsible AI Frameworks: Define the frameworks for responsible AI integration adopted by news organizations across markets, in partnership with editorial leadership and internal policy teams.
- Enablement at Scale: Architect the training and programming that advance AI literacy and durable adoption for editorial teams across markets and languages.
- Research & Insight: Shape the research, pilot programs, and strategic materials that define OpenAI's engagement with the global journalism ecosystem.
NBC News
Senior Producer · Head of Narrative & Content Operations
Own the strategic narrative and daily execution for "NBC News Daily," a #1 national franchise. Manage the end-to-end product lifecycle of broadcast content from ideation to delivery for a global audience.
- Newsroom Training & Adoption: Designed and led the AI upskilling program for 20+ producers; created the technical curriculum and "best practices" documentation that bridged the gap between traditional journalism and Generative AI tools.
- AI Solutions Architecture: Architected human-in-the-loop AI content pipeline; designed structured prompt libraries to automate manual summarization, reclaiming 15 hours of daily team capacity.
- Technical Translation & Systems Design: Bridged editorial and product engineering teams; translated complex newsroom workflows into clear technical specifications for tool iteration and deployment.
- Governance & Safety Protocols: Contributed to cross-functional Responsible AI task force; collaborated with Legal, Standards, and Editorial teams to define algorithmic benchmarks and safety guardrails for high-stakes reporting.
- Data-Driven Optimization: Analyzed real-time engagement data to refine content strategies, driving program to #1 national Nielsen ratings (1.4M cumulative viewers).
MSNBC
Line Producer · Workflow & Implementation Manager
Directed daily operations for "Meet The Press Daily," focusing on technical modernization, process efficiency, and high-profile political coverage.
- Technical Program Management: Coordinated end-to-end migration of network-wide graphics infrastructure; executed User Acceptance Testing (UAT) ensuring 100% uptime during launch.
- Operational Continuity & Incident Response: Directed decision-making protocols during high-pressure breaking news; led incident management ensuring accuracy and safety compliance under extreme deadlines.
- Stakeholder Alignment: Managed complex technical execution between creative, engineering, and editorial teams to deliver cohesive, high-visibility projects.
- Executive Enablement: Produced technical briefing materials and workflow guides for editorial leads and high-profile anchors to align on-air execution with backend system changes.
CBS News
Line Producer · Content Strategy Lead
Executed daily content planning and production standards for the Emmy Award-nominated "CBS This Morning."
- Quality Assurance (QA) & Standards: Established rigorous QA protocols for live broadcast, reducing error rates in high-volume, high-visibility content production.
- Workflow Logic & Standardization: Streamlined production workflows with repeatable SOPs, creating structured data and process logic necessary for future automation.
- Product Collaboration: Partnered with Design and Engineering teams to launch visual data products, increasing viewer retention through data-driven storytelling.
Skills
Core Strengths
AI Solutions Architecture · Newsroom Training & Adoption · AI Governance · Cross-Functional Leadership · Change Management
AI & Data Strategy
Prompt engineering (chain-of-thought, few-shot), model evaluation and RLHF alignment, AI safety and governance.
Operational Strategy
Editorial Standards & Integrity, workflow implementation, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), change management, KPI definition.
Tools
Enterprise LLMs (ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude), Cursor, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Adobe Creative Suite.
Awards & Recognition
Awards
Alliance for Women in Media · Gracie Awards
- 2024 Best National News Program Winner
RTDNA · National Edward R. Murrow Awards
- 2022 Best Breaking News Coverage Winner
NATAS · Daytime Emmy Awards
- 2017 Outstanding Morning News Program Nominee
- 2016 Outstanding Morning News Program Nominee
- 2015 Outstanding Morning News Program Nominee
NATAS · Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards
- 2012 Best Large Market Evening Newscast Nominee
- 2011 Best Large Market Evening Newscast Nominee
- 2011 Human Interest Special Winner
- 2011 Interview Special Nominee
- 2010 Human Interest Feature Nominee
- 2009 Best Large Market Evening Newscast Nominee
- 2009 Writing Nominee
NATAS · Midwestern Emmy Awards
- 2007 Political/Government Nominee
RTDNA · Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards
- 2006 Best Newscast Winner
Education
Syracuse University
S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
Bachelor of Science · Broadcast Journalism & Political Science
- Magna Cum Laude
- Phi Beta Kappa
The Lawrenceville School
Secondary School Diploma