I grew up in a small town in Romania, right by the Danube river.

Before 2021, I lived and worked across many countries and industries — not following a plan, but following whatever felt most fascinating and challenging. Today, my home is San Francisco.

Since 2020, I've learned how to speak computers' languages and build software. I discovered the art of cryptography — and the madness of cybersecurity. I became fascinated by biology, especially synthetic biology.

But what stuck the most? Democracy. Or rather, how badly ours is broken.

I've come to believe that many of the world's biggest problems trace back to the same root: political systems that no longer serve our 21st century needs.

Imagine a democracy where people actually felt represented, where participation was effortless, processes were transparent, and rapid experimentation was possible. Fix this, and countless other problems either dissolve or become dramatically easier to solve. This is where most of my energy goes now.

I know — politics. Most people either assume it doesn't touch them or that it's too tangled and corrupt to bother with. And yet every one of us spends roughly two and a half days a week working, for free, for the government we belong to. That's what taxes are. We're already involved.

You can find the work I've done since 2020 elsewhere on this site. Below is the winding road that got me to San Francisco — from most recent to oldest:

Out of all the places in the world, I found myself at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. There, I heard many people talk about the importance and desire to preserve forest ecosystems. "Let's do it!", I said.

I started a collaboration with a family office and acquired forests that were about to be cut down. Goal: protect them in perpetuity.

To make sure the forests wouldn't be cut down overnight, I also worked with governments and logging groups.

This experience revealed the complexities of environmental conservation, land ownership, and the challenges of balancing sustainable economic models with ecological preservation.

Facilitating Connections

I helped organize technology events across Amsterdam, Barcelona, and Berlin, bringing together investors and founders. These ranged from small island gatherings to big conferences and corporate hackathons.

For a while I spent every week traveling across Europe and some parts of Asia, attending as many technology events as I could.

Automation & The Future of Human Work

My earliest passion and work was providing better education and access to opportunities.

So I was excited when I had the chance to tour parts of France with someone who worked to automate factory processes. My goal was to talk to the workers and learn how I could help them once their jobs were automated. I can only say I invalidated my hypotheses.

Medicine

From Berlin, I helped for a short time launch the first online medical school in Europe (and the world?). Medicine is a tough field to enter, and I loved the idea of making it more accessible and practical. Students gained direct access to doctors and started hands-on learning much earlier than usual. I wish I attended the program myself.

From Bucharest to Rotterdam, Berlin and Barcelona, I worked with PR & Branding agencies, collaborating with luxury brands and organizing fashion shows.

I also worked to independently launch my own sustainable fashion brand as a rebellion against the wasteful and deceiving system. Later, I helped kickstart a fashion-tech accelerator in Barcelona to support startups get funding, mentorship, and collaborators.

Looking back, while I may not have been extremely helpful to these agencies during my early career days, I feel grateful to have learned valuable lessons on storytelling, events, manufacturing, and the complex realities of "sustainable" fashion.

I led workshops and helped organizations like Junior Achievement Romania (opens in a new tab) teach high schoolers to question narratives, tell compelling stories, and launch their own projects.

I also founded Interact Tulcea Delta (opens in a new tab), a non-profit that provides high school students with opportunities and funding from local entrepreneurs, develop community projects, and learn from peers in other cities. Today, 10 years later, the organization continues to thrive in my hometown.