Summary
Alex Prokop is a public-interest technology leader and CEO with over a decade of experience modernizing government digital services, having helped rebuild HealthCare.gov and coalesce Nava into a respected consultancy before founding Verdance. He blends hands-on engineering and architecture experience with executive leadership, building teams that prioritize durable outcomes, institutional reverence, and pragmatic human-centered design. Alex has worked inside and alongside Congress as a Senior Congressional Digital Service Fellow, giving him rare operational insight into the technology needs of the legislative branch. His approach treats technology as leverage rather than panacea, aiming to restore public trust through thoughtful, incremental improvements to complex systems. A former philosophy major and occasional night-shift "nightlife engineer," he brings a thoughtful, people-centered perspective that balances idealism with delivery.
12 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
B.A. Philosophy Minor in Music, B.A. Philosophy Minor in Music at New York University