We believe that public services should have equal access to the best technology. Elucid8 brings businesses and governments together to identify and bridge gaps in the supply and demand sides of the innovation economy.
Our Team
John McKenzie
Founder/CEO, Elucid8
John has spent the past twenty years working at the intersection of government, technology, and business development. While leading countless go-to-market and sales motions aimed at SLED clients, John learned what it takes to navigate the highly fractured market and build an efficient SLED program. Before launching Elucid8, John founded a municipal digital transformation program with the Association of Washington Cities, built a data visualization consulting practice, and served as the Director of Business Development for FLO Analytics, a geospatial data analytics firm that works exclusively with state, local government, and K-12 education clients. From 2019-2021, John led FLO’s highly successful market penetration campaign for technical and demographic redistricting services.
Education
MS Environmental Science and Policy, Clark University
BA Political Science, Eckerd College
Michael Cohen
Public Sector Attorney
Strategic Advisor/SLED Immersion Instructor, Elucid8
Michael is an accomplished local government attorney who has helped numerous SLED clients navigate the government purchasing process, including cities, counties, and special districts. Following law school, Michael worked for Renne Public Law Group, a boutique firm that serves public sector clients. Throughout his legal career, Michael has pursued work advancing accessibility to social services and public benefits. His legislative work has supported voting rights and wildfire policy at the state and federal levels. During law school, he was an Associate Editor of the UCLA Law Review and a Chief Production Editor for the UCLA Journal of Environmental Law & Policy. He was Class President of the Student Bar Association and led the Voting Rights & Political Law Society and the UCLA student chapter of the American Constitution Society. He graduated with Moot Court Honors and a Masin Family Academic Silver Award in Land Use and Urban Planning.
Education
JD Public Interest Law and Policy, Local Government Law, University of California Los Angeles
BA Philosophy & English Literature, University of Colorado
MA Legal and Political Theory, University College London
Kelly McGary
Founder/CEO, Tampa Lunch
SLED Immersion Instructor, Elucid8
Kelly McGary is an accomplished municipal finance professional and entrepreneur with extensive credit experience across multiple sectors and credit levels. After several years at PricewaterhouseCoopers in the federal government consulting sector and in local government in Northern California, Kelly began her tenure as a credit analyst at Standard & Poor’s in San Francisco. After relocating to Tampa in 2004, Kelly transitioned to Fitch Ratings, where she oversaw all tax-supported bond ratings in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. Kelly served as the credit committee chairperson for hundreds of financings in which issuer analytics, credit strengths, and weaknesses were presented and discussed, and credit ratings were assigned. As part of Fitch Ratings’ public finance leadership team, Kelly contributed to rating criteria development, chaired credit committees in all sectors of public finance, and was a frequent speaker at state, local, and national conferences and media events.
Education
BA Political Science and Geography, Syracuse University
MA Economic Geography, Syracuse University
MPA Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University