Writing:
Author of two novels: The Devil's Breath, a thriller set in Auschwitz, and Left for Alive, a romantic suspense novel published in 2019 (now also a script). Co-author of The Ultimate Startup Guide, published in 2017. Screenwriter for The Devil’s Breath, a PAGE and Austin FF semi-finalist and finalist at the Napa Valley FF. Studied Creative Writing under Ann Beattie at Harvard, where my first novel was sponsored by the Nieman Foundation (never published).
Professional background:
• Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies (UC Santa Cruz and Santa Clara Univ.)
• Original Creative Director of Oracle
• Founder and partner: Crowded Ocean, a marketing agency that has launched 50+ startups