Charlie is known for his advice, research and activism on operationalising the long-term stewardship of land, particularly in the pursuit of urban affordable housing. He is a co-founder of Komma, a research-action agency whose team have spent more than a decade working with citizens, municipalities, philanthropy and the construction sector to conceptualise a new civics catalysed by decentralised technology. With a background in architecture, he is completing a PhD in Spatial Planning and co-founded the team that launched the first tokenised land trust.