Live, Work, Shop and Play: Guest, John Koufos.

Monday, April 27, 2026

John Koufos leads Cottage Four, LLC, and is a sought-after strategist, consultant, and crisis manager, due to his laser focus on implementation and execution. He is a nationally recognized criminal justice advocate with 20 years of experience building and leading organizations, coalitions, and campaigns.

John is a former trial lawyer with deep experience helping organizations optimize secondchance hiring, develop healthcare/health IT and AI verticals, execute business capture strategies, and mitigate risk. He also helps cities, states, and the federal government optimize reentry systems.

Worked with multiple Presidential Administrations and Governors.
Regular speaker and commentator on criminal justice, healthcare, and workforce issues.
Produced Retaining Talent, a second chance hiring documentary.
Former Director of Criminal Justice Advocacy at Arnold Ventures.
Former National Director of Reentry Initiatives at Right On Crime.
Former Executive Director of the New Jersey Reentry Corporation.
Named one of New Jersey’s “Top 40 Under 40” by NJBIZ.