Jay Dawkins is the founder of PublicInput.com, an online public outreach platform. PublicInput.com works with 15 US cities including Raleigh, Miami, and Austin to better engage residents in the public process.

With a background in civil engineering and local government, Jay has focused on building tools that improve processes in government agencies while bringing a better user experience to residents.

Jay is a former transportation engineer and NC State student body president. Today he lives in downtown Raleigh with his fiancé Sarah and orange cat, Zeus.