
Startup Investor 20+. Serial Entrepreneur. Strategic Advisor. GovPredict Cofounder (YC S14/Acquired). Google, Quora, Sweetgreen & McCain 2008 Alum. Former Congressional Digital Advisor.
Steve Johnston is a startup investor, serial entrepreneur, and strategic advisor who has helped campaigns, companies, and causes navigate political risk for over two decades. Prior to his roles helps advertisers place tens of millions of dollars in paid media as COO of FlexPoint Media and as an award-winning, quota-hitting sales executive at Google, he co-founded GovPredict, a B2B SaaS company that received investment from Y Combinator before being acquired. A skilled political strategist, Steve was named to Campaigns & Elections Magazine's "Rising Stars" list and the American Association of Political Consultants' “40 Under 40” list for directing the digital marketing for Alaska Senator Dan Sullivan's winning campaign in the closest United States Senate election of 2014 and working on Senator John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign. He also served as an advisor to Majority Leader Eric Cantor in Congress, leading Politico to call Steve a "digital guru." He speaks frequently about technology, advertising, and entrepreneurship as a guest lecturer at universities and panelist at industry conferences, and Forbes, Adweek, Vice, and other leading media platforms have published his insights. Steve received an AB degree in Government from Harvard and an MBA in Marketing and Operations Management (joint major) and Entrepreneurial Management from Penn’s Wharton School. Follow him on Twitter/X @StevenEJohnston.
beermeworld.com
sweetspotgov.com
quora.com
govpredict.com
mandel.ai
pioneerfund.vc
goo.gle
Austin, Texas, United States
Founder & CEO
Mountain View Advisory
• www.linkedin.com/company/mountainviewadvisory
Jan 2023 - Present
Austin, TX
Angel Investor
Self-employed
Jan 2022 - Present
Investor
Code Four (YC X25)
• www.linkedin.com/company/codefourus
Jan 2025 - Present
Investor
Archon Technologies (YC W25)
• www.linkedin.com/company/getarchon
Jan 2025 - Present
Investor
careCycle (YC W25)
• www.linkedin.com/company/carecycle-yc-w25
Jan 2025 - Present
Investor
Conductor Quantum
• www.linkedin.com/company/conductorquantum
Jan 2024 - Present
Investor
Phonely (YC S24)
• www.linkedin.com/company/phonely-ai
Jan 2024 - Present
Digital Director
Sullivan for U.S. Senate
Jan 2014 - Dec 2014
Anchorage, AK
Deputy Digital Director, Office of the Majority Leader
Leadership Offices of Congressman Eric Cantor
Jan 2011 - Dec 2012
Washington, DC
Deputy Digital Director, Office of the Minority Whip
Leadership Offices of Congressman Eric Cantor
Jan 2010 - Dec 2011
Washington, DC
Associate Digital Director, Office of the Minority Whip
Leadership Offices of Congressman Eric Cantor
Jan 2009 - Dec 2010
Washington, DC
Summer Intern
HOTSOUP.com
Jan 2006 - Dec 2006
Washington, DC
sweetgreen.com