Think
Research. Strategy. Ventures.
A platform for eclectic work and big ideas for the AI era.
Human first. Deeply technical when it matters. Always optimistic.
/now
Opening keynote build for I-90 Aerospace+ Corridor Conference. Next-phase Reflexive-Core — AgentGateway integration and the security architecture underneath it. Applied AI research with Gonzaga University. AI workshop development for Channel Partners with Len DiCostanzo. Post-IIA + MSP Summit: co-authoring with Omdia Media on what AI transformation actually means for the MSP channel — the real next chapter, not the vendor narrative. Early-stage build on Narrows Intelligence. Always on effort to support the Foundation for Agentic Networks and further Project NANDA's mission.
Strategy
M&A + Venture
Macro futurist meets pragmatic through-line. Helping look around the next corner (or two) and find the through-line. Sponsor alignment, founder:founder trust + advice, product market fit, LOI → acquisition → integration.
AI + Human
Humans are the crux. A proven methodology evolved for the AI era. Leadership development and people-building through transformation. Transparency and clarity to bring everyone along.
Cybersecurity + Risk
Board + Exec + Research + Product + GTM. A lifetime in cyber— from early product and SaaS to critical infrastructure IR with CISA, DIB executive roundtables with the FBI, and CMMC readiness.
Research
Reflexive-Core
A single-context metacognitive security architecture for frontier AI models.
Four Claude model variants. Published February 2026.
Gonzaga University / Institute for Informatics & Applied Technology
A proposed 18-month applied research collaboration with Gonzaga University's Institute for Informatics & Applied Technology, under Dr. Shanchieh Jay Yang — hoping to blend the ThinkPurple AI Transformation Framework with Gena Hoxha, PhD, Chief Human & AI Officer's Transformer methodology to develop a new standard for how mid-market enterprises build lasting internal AI capability. This work will matter when it's done.
gonzaga.edu/informatics-and-applied-technology ↗Ventures
Narrows Intelligence
BuildingBuilding the next $1B thing to do the hard work in the AI era. Human first. Anti-SaaS.
narrows.ai ↗
Drip7
Board AdvisoryCybersecurity for the Human layer. Designing Mentor7 AI at the core of micro-learning, phish simulation and GRC workflows.
drip7.com ↗Initiatives
Foundation for Agentic Networks / Project NANDA
A Cambridge lab initiative building decentralized infrastructure for an Internet of AI Agents.
The agentic web should be open. The same way the internet I grew up building on was open.
agenticnet.org ↗
Center for Intelligent Industrial Robotics
Full stack AI, robotics, automation and manufacturing research in collaboration with industry. Applied AI that touches physical atoms.
uidaho.edu/engineering/research/intelligent-industrial-robotics ↗
North Idaho College — Cybersecurity & IT
Building the regional pipeline for the next generation of cybersecurity practitioners.
nic.edu/cybersecurity ↗
LaunchPad INW / InnovateINW
Regional entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem connecting startups, mentors, institutions, and capital across the Inland Northwest.
launchpadinw.com ↗/on-the-record
/about
I started building early. Still so much to do.
ThinkPurple is a home for my Collective. I've always had an eclectic to-do list and this platform is where I blend personal passion and professional energy.
I love humanity. I travel the world, eat and explore everything. And I believe that the AI & Digital Era is the most important inflection point in human history. We're alive to not just see it unfold, but participate in shaping how it affects humanity's future!
If you're thinking of working with me and want the unfiltered view, checkout my GitHub Readme. LinkedIn for the things you would expect. Or put your AI agents to work and build a profile. [research prompt]
Spend five minutes with me and I'll want to know: "What do you do for fun?" Because "what we DO" (for work) isn't "who we ARE".
Me? I like novelty. Curious AF. I'm a husband, friend, uncle, sailor, scuba diver, high elevation mountaineer, long distance trail runner, beekeeper, gardener, cook, and amateur architect with a passion for constructing physical projects from paper to dirt up — leaving beautiful spaces that inspire work and life behind, designed to last well beyond my lifetime.
Cheers, Alex
"Over the long term – the future is decided by optimists." — Kevin Kelly
Affiliations
Special Collaborators
/connect
Speaking & Keynotes
Selective. Reach out if it feels like a fit.
Research Partnerships
Universities, labs, and collaborators building something real.
Deals / M&A / Portfolio
Investors, operators, and boards working through important decisions or who need a backboard.
Boards & Governance
Strategy, oversight, and trusted perspective.
Special Initiatives
Hard problems. Audacious Projects.
Press & Media
Bio, headshots, and speaking topics available.