John Della Volpe is the Founder and CEO of SocialSphere and CrowdVox.ai, a groundbreaking company modernizing public opinion research by delivering high-quality qualitative insight at scale. Recognized by The Washington Post as one of the world's foremost authorities on young people and politics, he has advised presidents, heads of state, Fortune 100 CEOs, military leaders, athletes, and entertainers. In 2020, he served as a pollster and advisor to President Biden.

For more than two decades, John has been Director of Polling at Harvard Kennedy School's Institute of Politics, where he leads the longest-running study of youth attitudes toward politics, media, and civic life in the United States. His work increasingly focuses on youth mental health, digital well-being, trust, and how online environments shape identity, pressure, and belonging. He is the author of the best-selling book Fight: How Gen Z Is Channeling Their Passion and Fear to Save America.

John is a political contributor to MS Now, and writes for The New York Times and his JDV on Gen Z Substack.