A New Chapter in Athens
Thursday, October 23, 2025
The move is done.
After a whirlwind summer, our family is officially settled in Athens, Greece. Now that we’re here and my kids have started school, I’m back online and re-establishing my working rhythm on US/EU hours.
A few people have asked, “Why the move?”
The short answer is “the village.” We wanted our kids to grow up surrounded by family and a different, more embedded rhythm of community. It’s also about finding a balance I value. I’m a technologist, but I want my kids to grow up in a world where humanity is front and center. Athens lets us model that balance — a deeply human-centric culture that is also a global city.
My work as a product leader has been remote and globally distributed for years, so this move is a continuation of that work from a new home base — one that’s better for our family.
I’ve time-boxed this period as a Relocation Sabbatical through March 2026.
I’m using this time to focus on a strong conviction: based on my 12+ years leading 50+ products, it’s clear that the craft of product development is fundamentally evolving. The teams that succeed tomorrow will be the ones aggressively using AI to augment their strategic workflows.
This is my focus for this chapter:
- Prototyping New Product Systems: I’m digging deeper into the evolving AI landscape. The old playbooks are breaking. I’m exploring the hard questions: Does a high-quality, testable prototype still need six weeks, or can we get one in an afternoon and have validated results the next day? How do new interfaces (like MCPs or wearables) change our product strategies?
- Sharing What I Learn: I’ll be sharing public-facing thoughts on these new operating systems and the leadership required to implement them.
- Engaging Locally: I’m already getting involved in the Athens & EU tech scenes. I just started as a Volunteer Mentor for the ACS Athens Open entrepreneurship program, joining a great cohort of founders and executives to advise student teams.
I am actively exploring senior product leadership roles (Director+ level) and am open to 1-2 selective consulting or advisory engagements. I am available to start now for the right fit.
I’m excited for this next chapter. If you’re a leader building a product org or just want to trade notes on the new product playbooks, my DMs are open.