Summary
John Hwang is a founder and CEO with 19 years of experience building mission-driven consultancies that blend technology, strategy, and public-facing scholarship. He leads Public Platform, helping academics and writers become public intellectuals, and heads Lanio, which partners with organizations to ignite strategic innovation. Earlier, he founded Mutually Human, a custom software strategy and design consultancy serving clients from Mayo Clinic to state governments, demonstrating a long track record of translating complex needs into usable digital products. Based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, he combines a BA in Computer Science with entrepreneurial grit to operate at the intersection of tech, design, and communications. Notably, his work emphasizes externalization—helping institutions expand influence beyond academia—an uncommon focus for a tech founder. He brings both hands-on product experience and a practiced ability to craft public narratives for specialist audiences.
19 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
BA Computer Science, BA Computer Science at Calvin University
English, Korean