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John D. Rockefeller

John D. Rockefeller

John Rockefeller is often introduced as the first modern billionaire. That framing is incomplete. His significance lies in the fact that he built two systems, sequentially, each with lasting global implications.

Economic Base

“What does your country produce?” A question at dinner in New York that I grew to dread. It should be an easy question to answer; and yet… it was not.

Workforces Build Economies

Most public conversations about development begin with infrastructure. The roads are poor.
Electricity is unreliable. Water systems are inconsistent. Internet access is limited.

Mission 300

At 10:03 a.m. on the 17th of April, 2026, Malawi experienced a national system shutdown. There was a countrywide loss of power supply.

African Dream

I have been reading The African Dream while moving across contexts—Malawi, Kenya, Turkey, the United States—and the text lands differently depending on where I am.

North Star

The Malawi University of Science and Technology was not created arbitrarily. It was established through Act of Parliament No. 31 of 2012 and opened in 2014 with a clear mandate: to promote the development, adaptation, and application of science, technology, and innovation for Malawi’s economic transformation.

Setting the Foundation[s]

I just landed in Kenya. As we were landing, I found myself looking down not just at the beauty of the landscape, but at continuity. I was looking for light. I was looking for the dark patches.