I'm Irish, based in Zürich. I spent over a decade in asset management, including four years as an ESG and Active Ownership Specialist at Credit Suisse Asset Management. I left that role in 2023, drove 30,000km through East and Southern Africa, and came back with different questions.
On returning, I built a charity from scratch, worked for a stint at an NGO, and had my first experience in a consulting role. I believe that moving across different contexts - the corporate, the civic, the unfamiliar - doesn't just broaden perspective, it rewires how you think, what you notice, and what you refuse to accept as fixed.
I am curious by nature, spend a lot of time in my head, and could fairly be called a serial idea generator. I designed The Adjacent after attending a design fiction workshop in early 2026 that introduced me to the practice of writing from the future as a tool for imagining differently. I tend to see systems before I see surfaces, and gaps before I see what fills them. The Adjacent came from that - and from the conviction that naming what is missing is the first step toward building it.
I also think seriously about chocolate - this is both a professional interest and a personal one.
Founder of The Adjacent. Developing a strategic imagination methodology for organisations navigating genuine transition.
ESG and Active Ownership Specialist, Credit Suisse Asset Management (four years). Over a decade in asset management. Advisory work through Adowa GmbH, Zürich.
Trustee and CFO, Ngaara School Meals. Springer author. Improv and storytelling practice at Storylabor Zürich. Manuscript in progress.
Männedorf, Zürich, Switzerland.
I have a lot of conversations - about strategy, imagination, chocolate governance, workshop facilitation, panel moderation, and whatever else comes up. If you would like to meet for coffee, lunch, or a call, pick a slot directly.
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