How can comedy help fight terrorism? What can artificial intelligence teach us about gender inequality? Why should environmental activists learn about brand marketing? We believe the world’s biggest problems require the world’s most innovative solutions. That means finding connections between seemingly unrelated disciplines in order to create new approaches. This idea of recombinant innovation is at the heart of everything we do. What exactly do we do? Read on to find out!
“If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh. Otherwise, they’ll kill you.”
– George Bernard Shaw
“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."
- Arthur C. Clarke
"In God we trust. All others must bring data.”
– W. Edwards Deming
"An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest."
- Ben Franklin
Priyank has a background in counter-terrorism, communications and comedy. He previously served as a Policy Analyst and Intelligence Officer in the Office of the Secretary at the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS). He was also Global Consulting Director at Ogilvy and Mather in New York and Head of Consumer Marketing at Boston-based mobile advertising firm Jana. Priyank was a Contributing Writer at The Onion and also wrote for both seasons of the TV show Onion News Network on IFC. He holds an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management, as well as an M.A. and B.A. in International Relations from Boston University.