May 11, 2022
Episode 12: Nick Sinai, Senior Advisor / Venture Partner at Insight Partners
In Episode 12 of Tattoos, Code, and Data Flows, Matt Rose interviews Nick Sinai, Senior Advisor / Venture Partner at Insight Partners.
Nick Sinai is a Senior Advisor at Insight Partners and a Senior Fellow at the #HarvardKennedySchool. Previously, Nick was U.S. Deputy Chief Technology Officer at the #WhiteHouse. Nick led President Obama’s Open Data Initiatives to liberate data to fuel innovation and economic growth, and worked to advance innovation in health, energy, education, and finance sectors. Nick also co-led President Obama’s Open Government Initiative to ensure the Federal Government is more transparent, participatory, and collaborative.
Prior to joining the Obama Administration, Nick was a venture capitalist at Lehman Brothers Venture Partners (now Tenaya Capital). He co-established the Boston office of Lehman Brothers Venture Partners, sourced investments, and served as a board representative and advisor to portfolio companies. Previously, at Polaris Partners since 2004, Nick helped invest in almost a dozen Internet, software, communications and clean technology companies, including an early stage investment in LogMeIn (NASDAQ: LOGM).
Nick is a Berkeley, CA native, a private pilot, and the father of twin girls.
Nick and Matt talk about:
↳ How the U.S. Defense Department needs to do a better job trying, buying, and scaling new emerging technologies and innovations
↳ The challenges of hiring professionals in Government
↳ DevOps vs DevSecOps and Shift Left within Government agencies and groups
↳ Being on the executive staff for the Obama Administration
And so much more.
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