Hi, I'm Charles

Currently:

building a bipartisan coalition for industrial policy at the Center for Industrial Strategy
philanthropically supporting AI for Science at Renaissance Philanthropy
angel investing - bullish on Corridor and Substrate

Previously, I worked at the U.S. Department of Energy, Sambanova, and a few other places. I also founded a YIMBY group in my hometown and ran an e-bike lending library

I occasionally write on my substack
Words also in American Affairs and Foreign Policy Magazine
Emergent Ventures #43 and Interact

You can reach me at contact [at] thisurl

Romans 3:23; Luke 12:48

Last updated: May 12, 2025