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Who We Are

Senior leadership with decades of public service, federal IT, and venture-backed company building. One commitment: making Generative AI work for the people government serves.

Dr. Keith Cherry

Dr. Keith Cherry

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

More than 30 years of public-sector leadership as a nonprofit executive director, consulting partner, and state government executive. Began his consulting career at KPMG Consulting, continued as a Managing Director at BearingPoint after the firm's spin-off, and retired as a Principal at Deloitte after a long career of significant growth leadership for the firm. Returned to public service as Chief Data and Analytics Officer at the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS). Co-chair of statewide data governance under the State of Ohio Chief Data Officer. Led several of Ohio's earliest GenAI deployments. PhD in Communication; published author.
Craig Forbes

Craig Forbes

Co-Founder and Principal

Senior executive experience across two Ohio cabinet agencies and the Office of the Secretary of State of Ohio. Served as Chief Operating Officer at the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS), Chief of Staff at the Ohio Department of Administrative Services (DAS), and senior executive at the Office of the Secretary of State of Ohio.
Tuan Tran

Tuan Tran

Principal and Chief Technology Officer

Washington, D.C.–based. Thirty-plus years of federal enterprise IT and large-scale digital transformation. Retired as a Principal at Deloitte after a distinguished career. Led multi-agency IT modernization at USDA, Commerce, HHS, and Transportation. Direct working fluency in FedRAMP, FISMA, and emerging federal AI guidelines. B.S., Electrical Engineering, Virginia Tech.
Dr. John Cunniff

Dr. John Cunniff

Principal and Chief Innovation Officer

Twenty-five years bridging clinical medicine, healthcare operations, biomedical research, venture-backed innovation, and the Silicon Valley MedTech and GenAI ecosystem. Stanford-affiliated physician and hospitalist at the Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group. CEO and Co-Founder of Diagnose Early through a successful exit. Six-year StartX judge and mentor. M.D., University of Florida College of Medicine; Ph.D., University of Southern California; Internal Medicine residency, Stanford University School of Medicine. B.S. Finance and Accounting, University of Pennsylvania.
Tim Waymouth

Tim Waymouth

Venture Product Strategist

Five-plus years of founding-team experience building and shipping consumer-grade mobile applications and AI-powered products in regulated fintech and military-community environments. Co-founded Quill, a card-linked fintech platform serving UC Berkeley and Santa Clara University students, from zero to production. Senior Product Engineer and Founding Engineer at Valor, a consumer fintech application serving 17,000-plus verified U.S. military users. Co-Founder of Mauv Studio, an AI solutions agency specializing in agentic workflow design and AI search optimization. Hands-on expertise in agentic AI systems, React Native application development, and PII-compliant product architecture. B.S., Computer Science, University of Colorado Boulder.
Matt Waymouth

Matt Waymouth

Venture Growth Strategist

Seven-plus years of founding-team experience building and scaling consumer fintech products from zero to launch across card-issuing, payment systems, and mobile application development. Co-founded Phood, a Discover-partnered debit card platform serving students at UT Austin, Ohio State, and the University of Toronto, serving as CTO and CPO. Co-founded and served as CEO of Quill, a virtual Visa debit card and card-linked offer platform serving UC Berkeley and Santa Clara University students across 95-plus merchant partnerships. Co-Founder of Valor, a military community fintech platform scaled to 17,000-plus verified users. Founder of Mauv Studio, an AI solutions agency specializing in agentic AI systems and AI search optimization for local businesses. B.S., Computer Science, University of Colorado Boulder.
Walker Cherry

Walker Cherry

Government Affairs Strategist

Government affairs and policy strategy experience as a lobbyist and advocate for business community interests at the state and federal levels. Began his career focused on Colorado legislative affairs, advancing policy priorities for the Boulder Chamber and Barnaby Street through direct advocacy, coalition building, and lawmaker engagement. Represents employers across a broad range of issues, including emerging areas such as AI and quantum policy. Bachelor's degrees in Strategic Communication and Political Science from the University of Colorado Boulder; based in Boulder.

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