About
Nick Sinai is a Managing Director at Insight Partners, which he joined in 2014, where he runs the firm's Government Advisory Board and serves as a board director or advisor to companies including Onebrief, LeoLabs, Shift5, Hawkeye360, Rebellion Defense, and Govly. He previously served as U.S. Deputy Chief Technology Officer in the Obama White House, worked on the National Broadband Plan at the FCC, co-founded the U.S. Digital Corps, and taught as adjunct faculty at the Harvard Kennedy School; he is currently an Executive Fellow at Harvard Business School. With Marina Nitze, he co-authored Hack Your Bureaucracy: Get Things Done No Matter What Your Role on Any Team.
Experience
- HackYourBureaucracyAuthorcurrent2022 — present
- Insight PartnersManaging Directorcurrent2014 — presentNew York City
- Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of GovernmentAdjunct Faculty2015 — 2023
- The White HouseU.S. Deputy Chief Technology Officer2011 — 2014Washington D.C. Metro Area
- Federal Communications CommissionEnergy and Environment Director2009 — 2010
- Lehman Brothers Venture Partners (Tenaya Capital)Vice President2008 — 2009
- Polaris PartnersSenior Associate2004 — 2007
- Cambridge Strategic Management GroupManager1998 — 2002
- The White HouseWhite House Intern1997
- John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard UniversityResearch Assistant1996 — 1997
Skills & more
Public PolicyEnergy PolicyMergers & AcquisitionsRenewable EnergyTelecommunicationsVenture CapitalStart-upsEntrepreneurshipExecutive ManagementBusiness StrategyBusiness DevelopmentStrategic Partnerships
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Product ManagementResearchEnergy EfficiencyEnergyProgram ManagementGovernmentCRMManagement ConsultingImpromptu SpeakingLeadershipStrategyStrategic PlanningFrom Nick's professional profile.
Colleagues at Insight Partners
Aayush Setty
Analyst at Insight Partners
Abdi Adan
Investor at Insight Partners
Adam Berger
Managing Director at Insight Partners
Adam Domingoes
Senior Associate at Insight Partners
Adam Vartabedian
Investor at Insight Partners
Aidan Waldman
Investor at Insight Partners
Aiden Aceves
Vice President at Insight Partners
AJ Malhotra
Managing Director at Insight Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Nick Sinai?
- Nick Sinai is a Managing Director at Insight Partners, which he joined in 2014, where he runs the firm's Government Advisory Board and serves as a board director or advisor to companies including Onebrief, LeoLabs, Shift5, Hawkeye360, Rebellion Defense, and Govly. He previously served as U.S. Deputy Chief Technology Officer in the Obama White House, worked on the National Broadband Plan at the FCC, co-founded the U.S. Digital Corps, and taught as adjunct faculty at the Harvard Kennedy School; he is currently an Executive Fellow at Harvard Business School. With Marina Nitze, he co-authored Hack Your Bureaucracy: Get Things Done No Matter What Your Role on Any Team.
- Where does Nick Sinai work?
- Nick Sinai is at Insight Partners.
- Where did Nick Sinai go to school?
- Nick Sinai studied at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business (MBA, Finance); Harvard University (A.B., Government); Berkeley High School.
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Also attended The University of Chicago Booth School of Business490
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