Kevin Paczkowski

About Kevin Paczkowski

I wasn't supposed to be here. Kicked out of high school with no safety net, I somehow ended up with two master's degrees and now sit at tables with Fortune 500 executives. It's a journey that taught me to see systems from both the inside and the margins.

I'm a product strategist, builder, and writer who's spent the last decade leading high-stakes projects across healthcare, finance, and tech. But here's what makes me different: I don't buy the conventional wisdom. Whether it's the "future of work," economic policy, or how technology really impacts people's lives, I dig into the gap between what we're told and what's actually happening.

I'm currently writing The Survival Paradox, which tackles the reskilling myth, but my work spans the broader question of how systems promise to help people while often leaving them behind. I've been on both sides—the boardroom and the unemployment line—so I bring a perspective that's both strategic and street-smart.
I help people see through the noise on complex issues where personal experience meets big systems: technology, economics, education, social mobility, and the stories we tell ourselves about success and failure.