George is a free-market economist, with twenty years of experience as a strategic, analytical, problem solver. Prior to joining Space Channel, he learned his craft serving as an executive as a banker, broker, hedge fund trader, economist and lecturer. His areas of market expertise, research, and publishing include: healthcare, energy, blockchain, rare earths, derivatives, trading, defense innovation, AI/ML, risk modeling, crowdfunding and Space Economics. For the last decade has been refining his economic philosophies as Senior Economist at the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission. He is driven by a curiosity and passion for convergence, connecting people and ideas across diverse disciplines and finding new questions that need answers. George splits his time between DC and Maine. He was once and is always a US Marine and is an alumni of UMaine and Johns Hopkins. He has a wonderful wife and four beautiful kids.