a Fiji-born British cultural architect

Known for his discretion and trusted collaborative approach, he has spent over a decade developing and directing strategic cultural projects with international institutions, leading brands and private partners, including collaborative work with Christie’s, Selfridges and Maybourne. He is shaping the future of cultural stewardship, developing new models for how art, heritage, technology and human behaviour intersect.

Charitable and philanthropic work focuses on education, cultural participation and widening access to the arts. He is an incoming Trustee of Tree of Strings. His work in inclusion examines how cultural institutions translate commitments to diversity into practice across policy, programming, participation and access. Through Patrons Circle, an interview series under development, he explores the people, ideas and philosophies shaping contemporary patronage, cultural stewardship and creative innovation. Bringing together perspectives from art, education, film, entrepreneurship and philanthropy.

His independent research and creative practice span art, design, education and human–AI interaction. Developed over many years, this work encompasses an established body of artistic and material practice, alongside research undertaken through his degree at the University of Cambridge. His wider interests are documented through Human-AI Systems, a research journal. Separately, he undertakes project-specific research and development in connection with Cambridge’s work on human–AI interaction and Trustworthy AI. His practice examines how emerging technologies reshape knowledge production, learning and the stories through which people understand themselves and the world.

His artistic career began after graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), with a practice spanning artistic direction, scenography and spatial production. Developed over many years, his multidisciplinary work has expanded across art, design, material culture and storytelling, informing a sustained inquiry into cultural change and the influence of emerging technologies. Through DRD47, a publishing and moving-image imprint, he develops this inquiry through writing, film and narrative. His current projects include children’s books exploring how AI may reshape the worlds in which young people grow up, alongside original film and television concepts examining the cultural and social consequences of emerging technologies.