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Abhi Nemani

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

Impact-driven technology leader with 15+ years driving innovation across public, private, and nonprofit sectors. Built Code for America and helped launch the modern GovTech movement. Appointed to executive roles within city government (CDO / CIO), and led product and growth strategy for large PE-backed companies. Graduate degrees in business, finance, and public administration. Keynote speaker and educator. Track record of building high-performing teams, launching new products, and translating complex technology — including AI — into measurable public value.

Areas of Expertise

Civic Technology

Open Data & Analytics, AI/ML Strategy, Digital Service Delivery, Grants, Procurement, Civic Engagement

Executive Leadership

Organizational Design, Team Building, Change Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Partnerships, Evangelism

Strategy & Operations

Product Strategy, Go-to-Market, Sales, Mergers & Acquisitions, Dilligence, Performance Metrics

Professional Experience

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 within the portfolio including Strategic Budgeting and the Euna Supplier Network.
  • Architected Euna's AI strategy, launching the AI Innovation Center, driving generative AI features, and establishing internal AI governance used across product, sales, and operations.
  • Built the Product Marketing group from the ground up, aligning positioning, packaging, and messaging across five acquired companies to unlock new revenue and reposition Euna as a category leader.
  • Led end-to-end product and GTM integration for two major acquisitions, for Euna Grants and Euna Procurement, from product alignment to sales enablement, ensuring retention of key customers and talent through transition.
  • Amplified Euna's market voice through thought leadership, leading joint initiatives with GFOA, associations, and influencers—shaping the national conversation on AI in government, fiscal resilience, and modernization.
  • Developed and implemented "down-market" strategy, building a specifically-trained 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), GovDelivery (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—the largest innovation fund of any mid-sized city in the country—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 nationally recognized Mayor's 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

  • Built and scaled the organization from pilot to national institution — growing staff from 3 to 60+, revenue to $15M+ annually, and partnerships from 3 cities to 30+ — building a model for civic innovation replicated by the White House, the World Bank, and other governments internationally.
  • 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 like OpenCounter, NextRequest, and Remix—each of which achieved successful exits.
  • Chaired the Code for America Summit, growing it from a small community convening to a global stage of 1,000+ civic leaders — establishing the premier event in the civic tech field.

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