Hi, there! I’m Kale.

I am a disabled NYC transplant enjoying life with my wife while pursuing a career in finance.

Growing up on the Iowa-Illinois border, I had an idyllic childhood filled with friends, family, and a love of learning and competition. I was obsessed with the Chicago Bulls, led at the time by Derrick Rose, and video games like Star Wars Battlefront, 2K, and FIFA. I also had a knack for school and chose to apply myself.

At fifteen, I had a spinal cord injury, which sparked my interest in neuroscience, eventually leading me to enroll at Johns Hopkins. My goal was to become a physician-scientist—I would see patients as a neurologist while completing neuroscience research, aiming to find a cure or treatment for spinal cord injuries. Although I finished my pre-med courses and published research, I realized I was more interested in financial markets than medicine. While I didn’t leave Hopkins with my initial goal achieved, I left with a greater accomplishment—finding my future wife, Caroline.

After graduating in December 2021, I joined Morgan Stanley’s commodities trading operations in Baltimore, overseeing the trade lifecycle for derivatives traded on North American exchanges. I moved to New York at the end of 2023 to specialize in the settlement aspect of the firm’s structured power and gas portfolio. In June 2026, I transitioned to the commodities COO team to focus on capital efficiency and developing an asset management tool warehousing data on our structured portfolio.

Today, I am focused on building a life in the city with Caroline and our two cats, Tornado and Smidge, while climbing the ranks in Morgan’s power and gas division.

Feel free to check out my blog and connect with me further on Twitter, Instagram, Linkedin, and Quora.