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Abhi Nemani

[email protected] | 618-322-2220 | abhinemani.com | St. Louis, MO

Technology leader with 15+ years across government, startups, and PE-backed companies. Helped build Code for America, served as Chief Data Officer of Los Angeles and Chief Innovation Officer of Sacramento, and led product, AI, and growth strategy at Euna Solutions, a $100M+ SaaS business serving 3,000+ public agencies. Brings firsthand experience as both a government buyer and seller to building tech that matters. Advises governments, companies, and investors on local government technology and finance.

Areas of Expertise

Product & AI

Product Strategy, Portfolio Integration, AI Strategy, Product Marketing

Growth & Corporate Development

Go-to-Market, Sales Enablement, Cross-Sell & Expansion, M&A Diligence

Public Sector Domain

Budgeting & Fiscal Policy, Grants, Procurement, Open Data & Analytics

Professional Experience

Advisor to Local Governments

Independent

August 2025 – September 2026

  • Supported local government innovation projects, including a $1.4B+ budgeting transformation initiative in Frederick County, MD, and an assessment of Measure G, a landmark Los Angeles County governance reform.

Senior Vice President, Product Strategy

Euna Solutions

June 2023 – June 2025

Euna Solutions is a government technology SaaS provider delivering purpose-built public sector software across budgeting, grants, procurement, and payments to 3,000+ agencies.

  • Unified a $100M+ SaaS portfolio by integrating 10+ acquisitions and 12+ legacy products under a cohesive public finance narrative—streamlining GTM and improving cross-sell velocity across 3,000+ governments and launching new products including Strategic Budgeting (Globee Award, Best Budgeting and Planning Tool) and the Euna Supplier Network.
  • Architected Euna's AI strategy, launching the AI Innovation Center, driving generative AI features including Euna AI (Gold Globee, Most Innovative AI in Public Sector), and establishing internal AI governance used across product and GTM.
  • Built and led a 6-person Product Marketing team from the ground up, aligning positioning, packaging, and messaging across five acquired companies to support cross-sell and new revenue.
  • Led end-to-end product and GTM integration for two major acquisitions (Euna Grants and Euna Procurement), serving as interim Product Director for Grants and retaining key customers and talent through transition.
  • Developed and implemented "down-market" strategy, building a dedicated GTM motion and sales team, with a focus on small cities and counties typically overlooked by technology companies to open up new markets and expand impact.

Founder & Managing Director

EthosLabs

February 2017 – June 2023

EthosLabs is a civic-tech advisory and investment firm, serving the public sector technology market.

  • Supported the development of product-market fit, go-to-market, and financing for over a dozen civic startups, including SPIDRTech (acquired), CityGrows (acquired), Camino (acquired), ZenCity (Series C), POLCO (Series B), and ClerkMinutes (seed).
  • Advised philanthropy and private equity (PE) firms—including the Knight Foundation, Arnold Ventures, WCAS, and ONEX—on market trends and investment diligence, on deals ranging from $10M to $2B.
  • Designed and implemented growth playbooks, spanning product strategy, customer targeting, and GTM enablement, purpose-built for the highly regulated public sector market.
  • Developed and delivered strategic workshops and trainings for startups, NGOs, and government agencies on AI in government, digital service delivery, and procurement innovation.
  • Based on learnings from consulting, designed and taught University of Chicago's first graduate civic tech course focused on impact and sustainability; published course materials have been reused by multiple universities internationally.

Chief Innovation Officer

City of Sacramento

January 2016 – February 2017

  • Designed and launched the $10M Innovation & Growth Fund, focused on entrepreneurship, economic diversification, and inclusive civic tech development; approved unanimously by City Council (9–0).
  • Created and executed RAILS (Rapid Acceleration, Innovation, and Leadership in Sacramento), a $1M grant program supporting 15 startup ecosystem builders; launched and completed the entire program—from concept to funding—in under four months, receiving over 140 applications.
  • Established the Mayor's Tech Council, a hand-picked advisory group of startup and technology leaders that reviewed investments, advised strategy, and actively supported execution.
  • Attracted venture capital to Sacramento by structuring a first-of-its-kind municipal investment into 500 Startups — a nationally recognized investor and accelerator.

Chief Data Officer

City of Los Angeles

September 2014 – October 2015

  • Led LA to the #1 Open Data City ranking nationally within a year—publishing over 400 datasets across 20+ departments, and earning the Platinum Open Data Certification from the World Council on City Data.
  • Built the Mayor's Performance Dashboard, used weekly by senior staff and department heads to drive operational improvement and accountability; saved the city $180K by replacing third-party tools.
  • Founded and launched the GeoHub, a pioneering open GIS platform featuring 1,000+ datasets, built in collaboration with Esri — cited by White House officials as a best practice in spatial data infrastructure.
  • Partnered with departments such as Fire, Personnel, and Economic Development to embed analytics in hiring, permitting, and inspections—producing measurable efficiency gains and improved resident experience.

Co-Executive Director

Code for America

May 2010 – March 2014

Founded in 2010, Code for America is a first-of-its-kind nonprofit that partners with cities to show what’s possible in government technology.

  • Helped build and scale the organization from pilot to national nonprofit, growing staff from 3 to 60+, revenue to $15M+ annually, and government partnerships from 3 cities to 30+.
  • Created and scaled the Code for America Fellowship, embedding 75+ technologists in city halls and producing 30+ digital services now used by millions, and built the first-ever GovTech startup accelerator, seeding companies including OpenCounter, NextRequest, and Remix, each later acquired.
  • Set Code for America's open source strategy, driving 250+ deployments of its tools in cities across the country and extending its reach far beyond direct government partners.
  • Chaired the Code for America Summit, turning it into a profitable, central convening of 500+ civic leaders, and published the book, Beyond Transparency, to drive thought leadership.

Key Community & Academic Involvement

Education

USC Price School of Public Policy

Master of Public Administration (MPA)

January 2021 – December 2022

The Wharton School

Advanced Finance Program (AFP)

September 2021 – February 2023

Stanford Graduate School of Business

Executive Masters in Business Administration (eMBA)

August 2020 – August 2021

Claremont McKenna College

B.A. in Philosophy, Politics & Economics (PPE)

August 2006 – May 2010