Justin Williams

entrepreneur, educator, and civic leader in Tucson, AZ

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As a serial civic entrepreneur, Justin has been a leader of regional efforts to develop a vibrant innovation ecosystem in Tucson through programs that support innovation, entrepreneurship and community development.

In response to the “Age of Accelerations”, a global wave of changes and social disruptions triggered by rapid technology innovations, Justin Williams founded CIVX in 2019 to grow a national movement of Civic Renewal through Deliberation, Innovation and Action.

Prior to launching CIVX, Justin’s work included founding or co-founding many high impact programs and organizations including Arizona Technology Council, Tucson Office, TEDxTucson, Startup Tucson, CoLab Workspace, Thryve Venture Development, InnovateUA, TENWEST Festival, and Founder Institute Tucson.

Justin has a B.S. in Systems Engineering, an M.B.A. in Marketing and Finance and is an alumnus of the McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship. In 2011, Justin was named as one of Tucson’s “40-Under-40” by the Arizona Daily Star.