AI & Technology Governance · Innovation Economics · Frontier Technology

Reading frontier technology through the lens of economics, governance and strategy.

I work, write and advise at the intersection of AI, technology economics and institutional strategy - across enterprise, government, multilateral and non-profit contexts.

Cross-sector · enterprise & public sector Big Tech · MEA region PhD candidate · Innovation Economics

Cross-sector experience across

Financial Services Public Sector Telecommunications Energy Retail

Areas of expertise

Six lenses on technology, economics and governance.

AI & Technology Governance

How institutions, public, private, government and non-profit, set the rules under which AI and emerging technology can be trusted, deployed, and held accountable.

  • Responsible-AI frameworks and assurance models
  • Model risk, evaluation, and audit harnesses
  • Cross-border data and AI policy interpretation
  • Board- and regulator-grade reporting

Frontier Technology Transformation

The discipline of turning frontier technology, GenAI, agentic systems, advanced analytics, into transformations that actually ship and survive their first executive review.

  • Pilot-to-production patterns that hold under load
  • Operating-model design for AI-native delivery
  • Capability and talent architectures
  • Honest diagnostics on why transformations stall

Innovation Economics

Applying economic theory and quantitative method to the question of whether innovation investments compound, or quietly destroy value.

  • Real-options analysis for frontier-technology bets
  • IRR, NPV, and risk-adjusted return modelling
  • Productivity, diffusion and adoption dynamics
  • Public-good and externality framing for policy contexts

Technology Economics & Cloud FinSecOps

The unit economics of running modern technology at scale, where cloud, security, AI workload cost, and engineering productivity meet on the same balance sheet.

  • FinOps for AI inference, training, and data platforms
  • Security-as-cost and shift-left economics
  • Total cost of ownership across hybrid estates
  • Run-cost forecasting and re-baselining

Automation & Operating Models

Where automation, AI agents, and human work are recomposed, the design choices that decide whether productivity gains are realised, captured, or evaporate.

  • Process re-architecture vs. naive automation
  • Human-in-the-loop design for high-stakes work
  • Agentic workflow orchestration patterns
  • Measurement systems for productivity claims

Strategy for the Public, Private & Civic Sectors

A cross-sector view on how technology, economics, and governance intersect, written for enterprises, governments, multilaterals, and the non-profit institutions that work alongside them.

  • Long-horizon strategy under technological uncertainty
  • Sector-specific roadmaps (financial services, public sector, energy, telco)
  • Africa- and emerging-market context as first-class input
  • Policy-to-implementation translation

Insights

Field notes from the work.

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Demos

Prototypes I have built to think out loud.

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Working at the same intersection?

If your work touches AI, technology economics or institutional strategy, in enterprise, public sector or civic contexts, I am always open to comparing notes.

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