About

Hello, my name is Nate Goetz.

Whether my writing is contemplating the metaphysics of fly fishing and fatherhood on a Tennessee river; recreating the trail of an 18th century wine merchant’s journey across the Alps; reminiscing about a humorous run-in with a notorious Danish biker gang; or discovering where a founding father spent an evening allegedly sipping madeira in a small southern town, storytelling keeps me connected to the beauty and diversity of the human experience. These, and other stories, have appeared in a variety of print and digital media, including Blue Ridge Outdoors magazine, The Heart of Hillsborough magazine, The Vintner Project, Adoption Today magazine, The Path newsletter, and my blog, Prose & Wine.

Previously, I spent two decades engaged in the nonprofit sector where my economic research and policy analysis was published by the Milken Institute, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), United Way, Journal of Refugee Studies, and Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, among others. In 2006, I contributed to and co-edited the book, Forced Migration and Global Processes (Bloomsbury Publishing).

I was educated at Oxford University (Visiting Research Fellowship), Pepperdine University (Master of Public Policy), and Whittier College (Bachelor of Arts).

I call the south home, residing in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.