Justin Lane is the founder and President of Civitas Agency, a Nashville-based strategic communications and government affairs firm. With more than two decades of experience at the intersection of government, media, and public affairs, Lane has executed high-profile campaigns for global brands and government agencies—earning national recognition, including multiple Emmy Awards.

Lane advises private and public sector clients nationwide on messaging, press relations, digital strategy and reputation management in diverse industries including technology, economic development, education, and healthcare.

Before founding Civitas, Lane served as Deputy Communications Director to Tennessee Governor Bill Lee. He also served as Marketing Director for the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development under former commissioners, U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty and University of Tennessee President Randy Boyd, leading global corporate recruitment campaigns that made Tennessee the fastest-growing state economy in the nation.

A proud lifelong Tennessean, Lane lives on a farm in Nashville with his family and serves on the advisory board of the Tennessee Wildlife Federation.