About
Karin Brandt is General Manager of Community Engagement at ClearGov, where she works across product, go-to-market, implementation, and customer success functions with a focus on revenue and retention. She previously founded coUrbanize and led the company from startup through its acquisition.
Founder at coUrbanize
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Experience
- ClearGovGeneral Manager, Community Engagementcurrent2026 — present
- GravityGeneral Manager, Community Engagement2025 — 2026
- coUrbanizeCEO & Founder (Acquired by Gravity)2013 — 2025Boston, MA
- Boston University—Metropolitan CollegeAdjunct Faculty2023
- Lincoln Institute of Land PolicyResearch Analyst and Project Administrator2010 — 2013
- Lincoln Institute of Land PolicyResearch Assistant2010
- MIT, Department of Urban Studies and PlanningResearch Assistant for the Just Jerusalem 2050 Project2008 — 2009
- Nationalities Service CenterRefugee Legal Assistance Project Coordinator2008
- Nationalities Service CenterCitizenship AmeriCorps Member2007 — 2008
Skills & more
ArcGIS6GIS2Analysis7Leadership10Urban Planning27Urban Studies4Policy Analysis12Community Development16Economic Development24Proposal Writing9Policy10International Relations4
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EntrepreneurshipStart-upsResearchEditingSustainabilityCommunity OutreachSustainable DevelopmentUrban DesignPublic PolicyLanguages Arabic
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Karin Brandt?
- Karin Brandt is General Manager of Community Engagement at ClearGov, where she works across product, go-to-market, implementation, and customer success functions with a focus on revenue and retention. She previously founded coUrbanize and led the company from startup through its acquisition.
- Where does Karin Brandt work?
- Karin Brandt is Founder of coUrbanize.
- What companies did Karin Brandt found?
- Karin Brandt founded coUrbanize.
- Where did Karin Brandt go to school?
- Karin Brandt studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Master in City Planning); Iowa State University (BA with honors and distinction, Political Science); University of Ghana (Study Abroad: Development Studies).
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