John T. Fees  ·  Phoenix, Arizona

Building ventures and
civic systems that help
people and communities flourish.

I work with entrepreneurs, educators, civic leaders, investors, and institutions to redesign systems that too often leave people unprotected, disconnected, or poorly served.

My work sits at the intersection of business building, education, risk protection, civic trust, and community design. The common thread is simple: better choices, better incentives, and better institutions can create stronger families, stronger communities, and a healthier republic.

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John T. Fees
What I'm Working On
Education & Risk Protection
GradGuard — College Life Protected

Helping schools educate and protect students and families from the risks of modern college life. GradGuard's technology platform also helps to reduce institutional liability by providing a system of record to manage waivers, policy acknowledgements and insurance programs.

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Ventures & Investment
NGI Group / Access Ventures

Investing in ventures surrounding affinity marketing, insurance distribution and firms that benefit from network effects.

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Civic Infrastructure
Arizona Citizen / Leadership Now Arizona

Building civic infrastructure for trusted local information and promoting greater “Common Knowledge” through a network of Citizen Contributors with editorial controls. Aiming to create a space for constructive dialogue and practical problem solving.

Leadership Now Arizona
Ideas & Research
Choices & System Design

Exploring how decision architecture, incentives, and institutional design shape outcomes in education, business, family life, and civic culture.

Collaboration

I'm Interested in Collaborating With

Core Questions

The questions that guide the work

What systems are producing outcomes no one intended?

Where are incentives misaligned with human flourishing?

How do we build institutions worthy of trust?

About

Fees is a graduate of Arizona State University, where he received a Bachelor’s of Science degree in History and is also a graduate of Harvard Business School where he completed a Masters in Business Administration. He supports many non-profit organizations including as the immediate past Chair for Arizona Education Forward, a Director of College Parents of America, and Founding Director and investor in Pathways to Learning. Subscribe to his Substack.

Invitation

If you are working on a serious problem, I would welcome the conversation.

Education, community life, civic trust, risk protection, human flourishing — these are the domains where I spend my time and attention.

The best collaborations begin with a good question.

Reach out to discuss ideas, partnerships, research, writing, speaking, investment, or civic initiatives.

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