Jon-Paul “J.P.” Johnson brings exceptional local government experience and knowledge to the Blackrock Consulting team. A proud St. Louis University alum, J.P. began his political career in 2008 as a field organizer for the Missouri Democratic Party, which included working for Governor Jay Nixon’s Gubernatorial campaign, the Obama for America campaign, and then-Congressman Russ Carnahan’s 2010 re-election campaign.

In 2015, former Mayor of St. Louis, Francis G. Slay, appointed J.P. to oversee board and commission appointments and act as a liaison to the St. Louis Board of Alderpersons, the Planning & Urban Design Agency, and the St. Louis LGBT community. In 2017, he continued his service to the City of St. Louis as a liaison to the Board of Alderpersons for Comptroller Darlene Green, before starting Blackrock Consulting with Nolan Sharkey.