Writing & Speaking
26 pieces • 2016–2026Articles, op-eds, talks, and papers on infrastructure finance, the energy demands of AI and data centers, broadband policy, and the technology reshaping the built environment.
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The Clutch and the Differential
PolicyAlpha SubstackAI & Energy (opens in a new tab) - Article
Quiet Constraints
PolicyAlpha InsightsData Centers (opens in a new tab) - Convening
Semafor World Economy Summit
On what convening around infrastructure policy looks like when capital and regulation are moving at once.
PolicyAlphaInfrastructure (opens in a new tab) - Note
Where infrastructure, AI, and the energy transition meet
A short read on the three forces I spend most of my time at the intersection of.
LinkedInAI & Energy (opens in a new tab) - Panel
Data centers, energy policy, and grid reliability
Panel on what the buildout of AI infrastructure is asking of the grid, and who ends up paying for it.
NABE Policy Conference 2026Data Centers (opens in a new tab) - Article
Infrastructure Moves at the Speed of Institutions
Why the binding constraint on infrastructure is rarely capital or technology: it is the institutions in between.
PolicyAlpha InsightsInfrastructure (opens in a new tab) - Article
Imagining Future-Ready Infrastructure
Yale InsightsInfrastructure (opens in a new tab) - Article
Why P3s are the gateway to the next generation of infrastructure
P3 BulletinInfrastructure (opens in a new tab) - Podcast
David Gilford on Infrastructure
Narratives PodcastInfrastructure (opens in a new tab) - Video
Powering the Connected Travel Experience
InfraDayInfrastructure (opens in a new tab) - Article
David Gilford on the Future of Infrastructure
PRISMInfrastructure (opens in a new tab) - Article
Public-Private Partnerships Offer Digital Divide Solution
Broadband CommunitiesBroadband (opens in a new tab) - Article
WISPs Have Opportunity to Enable Broadband in More Affordable MDUs
Broadband CommunitiesBroadband (opens in a new tab) - Podcast
The Divide: David Gilford on local priorities for federal broadband funds
Light ReadingBroadband (opens in a new tab) - White paper
Community-Centered Wireless Infrastructure Networks
Community Wireless CoalitionBroadband (opens in a new tab) - Article
National Efforts to Close the Digital Divide Require Local Empowerment
Benton InstituteBroadband (opens in a new tab) - Article
How Should the Biden-Harris Administration Close the Digital Divide?
HR&A AdvisorsBroadband (opens in a new tab) - Op-ed
Public-private partnerships can help the subway survive
Crain's New YorkInfrastructure (opens in a new tab) - Article
Broadband from the Bottom Up: How Community Organizations Can Shape the Broadband Future
HR&A AdvisorsBroadband (opens in a new tab) - Article
Delivering Neighborhood Retail in an Online World
Urban Design ForumSmart Cities (opens in a new tab) - Article
Building a City Like a Smartphone
IntersectionSmart Cities (opens in a new tab) - Article
From Place to Platform: The Rise of Smart Neighborhoods
SkiftSmart Cities (opens in a new tab) - Article
These 6 technologies are redefining the ‘smart city’
Technical.lySmart Cities (opens in a new tab) - Article
Lake Nona enlists Google partner to help design shopping center
Orlando SentinelSmart Cities (opens in a new tab) - Video
ArabNet Digital Summit Dubai - MAD Talks
ArabNetOther (opens in a new tab) - Video
Bisnow/Dreamit UrbanTech Summit
Bold BusinessOther (opens in a new tab)
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