Over the past 15 years, D.J. Smith has developed digital communications strategies and services for a diverse array of corporate, government, non-profit and media organizations – assuring that they can reach critical audiences the right way at the right moment. He has also launched several business ventures in a number of markets including online communications, news, publishing and fashion.

During his career on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., D.J. foresaw the emerging power and reach of the Internet in the early 1990s, when terms like “Web site,” “browser” and “blog” were not yet commonplace. He established then-cutting-edge “Gopher” sites for members of the U.S. Congress. Over the years, his clients have included the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Department of Defense (DoD), numerous Fortune 500 companies and several start-up ventures.

Key milestones of D.J.’s work include:

• Formulation of digital initiatives for the U.S. Congress -- including the THOMAS legislative information system at the Library of Congress, and systems to make committee information and House votes available online.
• Developing Internet products and services for corporate, non-profit and association clients of Burson-Marsteller, an international public relations firm.
• Creating a real-time returns analysis and aggregation system for the 2004 Presidential Election.
• Managing sales, editorial and engineering teams for the nation's leading political Web site during the 2000 election cycle.
• In addition to Capital Idea Ventures, Inc. (CiV Digital), D.J. is also co-founder of a number of ventures including:

• Techmatcher, an online service matching computer users and service providers; and
• Tweetalist, an online service which tracks trends in Twitter's public lists

Mr. Smith also served as Associate Publisher for international affairs magazine World Politics Review during the first three years of its operation.

D.J. also invests significant time and energy in social good projects and he serves as advisor to several non-profit organizations including Blood:Water Mission, Art Music Justice 2010, and NY WEB Center (PRIDE), a school-based movement in New York City which employs hip hop media to create opportunity and hope for inner-city youth. He also serves on the board of The Washington Institute for Faith, Vocation & Culture, Lwala Community Alliance and Free for Life International.