About Civoren · Est. 2025
Civoren is building the central platform for U.S. elections. We help voters understand who is running, help candidates build credible campaigns, and connect the broader election ecosystem around them.
Civoren began with a simple observation: U.S. elections are powered by fragmented infrastructure.
Candidate records, races, offices, districts, campaign activity, contacts, and political services live across thousands of disconnected sources. Civoren is engineering the system that brings those pieces together.
Our systems ingest, resolve, and continuously update election information into a live graph of candidates, races, offices, districts, campaigns, and activity. That graph powers voter discovery and campaign tools, making it easier for voters to find clear information on candidates and easier for candidates to run their campaigns from one place. Vendors and larger platforms use Civoren's intelligence and integrations to build on the same infrastructure and better support campaigns across the country.
Our goal is to become the system of record and infrastructure layer for U.S. elections, making elections more accessible, transparent, and competitive in the process.
Company Leadership
Founder & CEO
Adam George Rose graduated with a Bachelor of Science with Honors from Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations. His senior thesis, written under Professor Rosemary Batt, focused on policy and cybersecurity in healthcare.
Before founding Civoren, Adam worked in local government, served as a campaign fellow on a congressional re-election campaign, and worked as a macro analyst at an investment bank in New York.
Co-founder & CTO
Sam Alston studied Computer Science at Cornell University and competed as a lightweight rower in the Varsity 8+, ultimately earning All-Ivy honors and racing at the Henley Royal Regatta in England.
Before joining Civoren full-time, Sam worked as a software engineer at a multi-strategy hedge fund in New York, developing infrastructure for quantitative research and trading analysis.
Board Member
Zach Leighton has worked across national politics, government, and technology. He previously served as a Senior Advisor at the U.S. Department of State and has worked on three presidential campaigns, including senior roles during the 2024 cycle.
Before joining Civoren's board, Zach served as Chief of Staff at Zeta Global. He brings experience across campaign strategy, public institutions, and technology.
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