Raised on family farm; B.A. in economics from Claremont McKenna College; graduate degrees in business, international studies, and public policy; served in the U.S. Army as tank commander and armor officer; 25 years in the tech sector at T-Mobile, Hewlett-Packard, and various start-ups; university public policy instructor focused on technology, innovation, and antimonopoly; union member; Frank Church Institute board member; skier, climber, and hiker; wife: Robyn; daughters: Daphne and Georgia.