Management Team / Advisory Board Bios
Shion Deysarkar CEO & Co-FounderA proven leader in the world of technology and activism. Built a DaaS firm from the ground up which now grows 50% YoY. Deployed relational organizing tools to >40 political campaigns. CMU CompSci & Rice MBA grad., Jeremy Smith Co-FounderA military, activism, and technology veteran. Has registered >1,000,000 voters via digital tools. CEO @ Civitech, a multi-million dollar political technology firm. US Army Captain, West Point grad, & Marshall Scholar., Kas Sohr Lead Data ScientistData scientist with 15 yrs' experience in community development. Her work has been recognized by the TED Prize, Curry Stone Design Prize, the Royal Society of Arts Bicentenary Medal, WIRED's Rave Award, and the National Design Patron Award., Brian T. Smith Head of Strategic Partnerships22-yr campaign & govt relations professional with a recent focus on driving rapid growth for tech startups. Has been in the room where it happens, from winning his first primary election on Sep 11, 2001, to crafting language in the ACA., RG Hall Operations ManagerA diverse range of organizing experience, including serving on the Biden Inaugural Advance Team, consulting for congressional campaigns, fundraising for US House members, and running field operations for Elizabeth Warren and other campaigns., Amanda Phillips Community Manager10 yrs of building communities from the ground up. Versatile creative: photographer, event producer, designer, videographer, & social media manager. Creator of viral posts, events w/ 1000s of attendees, & manager of award-winning community hubs., Jack Klika Lead Backend DeveloperMulti-disciplinary backend and infrastructure engineer. Led scaling of Foxconn's internal AI and customer-facing software. Optimized data analysis for international investment firm. Enumerator for US Census., Francisco Jimenez Lead Mobile DeveloperSeasoned mobile and web developer with broad experience building application for clients in consumer, analytics, and B2B industries. Built mobile app for relational organizing that was by >2,000 volunteers.