Born in England and raised in the U.S., he spent 20 years of his life overseas. After graduating from Brown University's School of Economics & International Relations in the US, he joined McKinsey & Company's San Francisco office, where he was involved in the launch of the Japanese branch of the educational NGO Teach For America under a secondment program while there. After retiring, he moved to Japan and worked as a freelancer in rocket purchasing and overseas marketing for a space venture and launching a hotel brand. 2016, he founded EventHub Inc. and will provide the current service in 2019.