#GovTech entrepreneur, scholar & advisor.
Leading a new kind of public service
Here to help.
Abhi Nemani is a government technology advisor, educator, and community builder who has helped found and lead Code for America, Los Angeles' Office of Data & Analytics, and Sacramento's Office of Innovation. Now, his consultancy, EthosLabs.us, helps entrepreneurs and investors in government technology ("GovTech") get to scale through growth strategies, unparalleled access to decision-makers, and years of research and best practices. Let's work together.
Consultant: Marketing, Product & M/A
As both an operator and an investor in government technology for nearly 15 years, and as someone who helped spearhead digital transformation in local government, I bring a differentiated perspective to investors (VC, Growth, PE, etc), philanthropies, and others trying to make an outsized impact in the industry.
EthosLabs.us
Educator: #CivicTech Best Practices
Based on the experience of 12+ years leading and teaching the government technology field, the Civic Technology Academy features guides and resources for anyone, anywhere getting started or getting to scale, working in public innovation.
Civic Technology Academy
Investor & Advisor: Financing GovTech
EthosLabs helps for-profit startups and non-profit groups find financing and sustainability models for scale. Ethos directly invests in organizations or provides investment advice for banks, philanthropies, investors, and other groups in the public sector.
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Experience
GovDelivery
"Abhi is a world class thinker and innovator. I admired his work at Code for America and am honored that he has chosen to work with us at GovDelivery [now Grancius]."
- Scott Burns, CEO & Founder, GovDelivery
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Case Studies
Putting Sacramento On the Map: Case study on building an economic development strategy to level-up a city's innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem
Boosting Government Responsiveness with Data Science: Helping ZenCity Make AI Real, and Really Useful for Small Cities
Enabling Data-Driven Decisions in LA: How building a showpiece unveiled the real challenges of PerformanceStat
How technology can increase trust between law enforcement and residents: Starting with a simple text reminders, SPIDR Tech's platform now enables realtime communication and feedback between the community and government
Boosting transparency around police use of force: Data collection problems can stifle reform efforts that rely on data, such as the New Jersey effort to create an "early warning" system for abuse
Letting governments build their own workflows on CityGrows: Accessible and affordable workflow automation for local governments to replace paper forms and pdfs in minutes
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