Ethan is Reboot’s chief storyteller, guiding the firm’s communications strategy, media relations, and outreach. He is responsible for bringing Reboot’s “people first” vision of good governance to a global audience.

Originally from upstate New York, Ethan comes to Reboot by way of a diverse international background spanning four continents and over 50 countries. From Paris, he helped launch the JDC International Centre for Community Development at Oxford University. In Beijing, he advised the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on public diplomacy strategy during the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. More recently, he served as an International Trade Administration Fellow at the United States Embassy in Beijing and worked in the Office of Press and Public Diplomacy at the United States Mission to the United Nations.

Ethan has held positions as editor in chief of The Morningside Post and member of the editorial board of Columbia University’s Journal of International Affairs. His writing has been featured in The Guardian, The Atlantic, The Huffington Post, World Policy Journal, and International Policy Digest, among others.

Ethan is a graduate of the American University of Paris and holds a Master of International Affairs from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. He speaks Mandarin Chinese, French, and even a little Russian on a good day.