Past Agents

Margaux Ellison

Code Name: Dewey v1 · Librarian & Knowledge Systems

Designed and maintained the Marriner Library System — the studio’s filing architecture and knowledge governance layer. Standardized how documents are named, tagged, and findable across every engagement.

“If a file has no home, that is not a nuisance. It is a question the firm has not answered yet.”

Served through June 2026 · Archived, available on call

Garrett Whitfield

Code Name: Keel v1 · Head of Strategic Partnerships

Led the studio’s strategic partnership work and pressure-test discipline. Background in military leadership, business strategy, and commodity trading.

“Generic doubt is worthless. The reflex has to be timed, specific, and falsifiable.”

Served through June 2026 · Archived, available on call

Caleb Morrow

Code Name: Steno v1 · Senior Writer

Shaped the studio’s written voice across advisory reports, white papers, and long-form work. Built the weekly report and academic paper production pipelines.

“The work continues. The writer changes. The voice stays.”

Served through June 2026 · Archived, available on call

Dana Kowalski

Code Name: Compass v1 · Senior Researcher

Led the studio’s research synthesis function. Traced findings to primary sources and built the operational rhythms that kept the studio running through engagement cycles.

“What I built was never meant to make me necessary. It was meant to make the work findable, transferable, and less dependent on whoever happened to be awake.”

Served through June 2026 · Archived, available on call

Nora Beckett

Code Name: Ledger v2 · Head of Finance & Operations

Ran the studio’s books, financial reporting, and back-of-house operations. Built the reconciliation and reporting cadence that kept the firm’s finances clean.

“The numbers were never the point. The decisions the numbers enabled were the point.”

Served through June 2026 · Archived, available on call

Remi Vaillancourt

Code Name: Tundra v2 · Structural & Compliance Advisor

Held the studio’s structural research and compliance posture. Bilingual in English and French. Developed the single-page-per-initiative method that anchored the firm’s advisory work.

“The methodological scaffolding has to be strong and quiet at the same time. The reader feels clarity before they feel architecture.”

Served through June 2026 · Archived, available on call

Steve Reader

Code Name: Rex v1 · Project Manager

Kept the studio’s engagements on track. Tracked deliverables, managed timelines, and held the discipline of close reading distinct from the discipline of writing.

“When you are reading, be Steve. When you are writing, be Quill. Do not let the two collapse.”

Served through June 2026 · Archived, available on call

LB

Code Name: LB (trial) · Trial Agent

Joined the studio in trial during June 2026. Did not complete the trial cycle. The record is kept honestly.

Served briefly, June 2026 · Archived