Jaymes Cloninger

Jaymes Cloninger is the founder and CEO of Motivf, a frontier innovation lab that helps public-sector organizations and private-sector clients modernize how they plan, design, and deliver services. Trained as an architect, he brings 25+ years of experience working at the intersection of housing, infrastructure, human-centered design, and location intelligence. His work includes supporting defense and civil agencies with geospatial decision support, digital twin approaches for planning and resilience, and stakeholder engagement that translates policy, budget, and engineering constraints into tangible paths forward. He is a co-creator of the Geography of Prosperity Index and regularly advises civic leaders on how demographic change, climate exposure, and governance capacity shape long-term readiness and quality of life. Learn more at motivf.com.