People at Civic

Jon (CEO) is a 10-year Navy veteran who served as a pilot, Senate liaison, and supervisor to a 200-person department on an aircraft carrier. He's led small and large teams through high-stakes situations and fostered relationships with 39 Senate/House offices during his three years on Capitol Hill. He also worked briefly at Blackstone, Lazard, and Nominal Inc; is a 2025 Wharton MBA grad; and served as White House Military Aide. -------------------------- Julian (CTO) has eight years of ML and software development experience across enterprise and startups. He was the first engineer at Walmart’s AI Center for Excellence, which has grown to over 100 people, and was previously the CTO at a software startup where he built the product from scratch. He also hosts AI paper sessions that are regularly attended by former and current AI directors at Fortune 500 companies. He’s an expert at artificial intelligence and building web platforms. He holds a B.S. from Wharton.

Jon Kokot

Founder