AJ Kahle

AJ Kahle has spent over a decade working at the intersection of organizing, analytics, and technology for progressive campaigns and causes. Starting in 2012, AJ was a grassroots organizer for President Obama’s reelection campaign in Wisconsin. Following the election, AJ spent five years at 270 Strategies, a consulting firm focused on helping campaigns, companies, and causes build winning campaigns and put their ideas into action. As a member of the Data & Analytics team, he combined his knowledge of strategy, data, and tech to help organizations build data-driven programs. During his time at 270, he also served as Deputy Data Director on Cory Booker’s Senate campaign in 2013, and as the Grassroots Outreach Data Director for a program focusing on ACA enrollment.

In 2018, 2020, and 2022, AJ served as a Senior Advisor to Lauren Underwood's successful congressional campaigns in Illinois. In 2020 he also served as a Senior Advisor to Arizona Wins, a coalition of issue advocacy organizations that helped deliver Arizona for Joe Biden and Mark Kelly. He has worked on campaigns ranging from presidential to school and library boards, and everything in between.

Since co-founding Blueshift Technologies, AJ has led our data & analytics work, providing clients with guidance on strategic planning, campaign management, database setup, reporting, and more.

Matt Gruhn

Matt Gruhn has been working in data and technology since 2009. For 6 years, he was the assistant director and technical lead of Oyez.org, an online archive of audio recordings and transcripts of proceedings before the Supreme Court of the United States. He oversaw all technical aspects of Oyez, led development of a redesign of the site, and helped to expand the project’s audience by leveraging new technologies. Since 2012, Matt has been a freelance software developer and technology consultant, and in 2016, he joined Hillary for America’s state data and analytics team as Deputy Data Director in Iowa.

Since co-founding Blueshift Technologies, Matt has led our web development and technology business, building websites and applications for clients.