I am not interested in building monuments to wealth. I am interested in using it to solve problems that outlast me.
The Atlantic is not an investment in media. It is an investment in truth-telling at a time when truth is under attack.
Education is the most powerful tool for changing someone's life trajectory. Everything I do through Emerson Collective starts from that belief.
Steve built beautiful products. I want to build beautiful outcomes — schools that work, immigration systems that are fair, media that tells the truth.
Emerson Collective is not a foundation. It is not a VC firm. It is something in between — and that is deliberate. Real problems do not fit into neat categories.
I do not want to accumulate wealth indefinitely. The goal is to deploy it effectively while I am alive to see the impact.