JT is the co-founder and CEO of Forerunner, an AI-powered geospatial platform that helps government agencies improve community resilience. Established in 2019, Forerunner integrates with existing systems and unifies data and workflows in complex compliance environments. Forerunner raised a $39M series B in February of 2026 and serves hundreds of government customers across the country, from Key West to Cape May. Before founding Forerunner, JT was the Director of Design at Managed by Q and served as the Interim Head of Design at Maven Clinic. He also worked as a design researcher at the MIT Media Lab's City Science group. He studied architecture, which informs his focus on building codes and land-use regulations. We first met JT when Dan recruited him to join Managed by Q, first as a designer and then Head of Design. When JT left to start Forerunner, we were his first angel investors prior to raising the fund. In 2021 the Forerunner seed round became the first investment out of Gutter Fund I.