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Nick Sinai
Author at HackYourBureaucracy
Westwood, Massachusetts
Overview
Nick Sinai is a Senior Advisor at Insight Partners and the author of "Hack Your Bureaucracy." He previously served as the U.S. Deputy Chief Technology Officer in the Obama White House and has invested in companies like LeoLabs and BrightBytes.
Sinai's career highlights include his role as U.S. Deputy CTO in the Obama White House and his current position as a Senior Advisor at Insight Partners, where he has made significant investments in innovative companies.
Work Experience
Author
2022 - Current
Co-Author of Hack Your Bureaucracy: Get Things Done No Matter What Your Role on Any Team. Whether you just started your first entry-level job, run the entire company, or just feel trapped by your condo association bylaws, it’s time to learn how to get big things done and make a lasting impact with Hack Your Bureaucracy. From local government to the White House, Harvard to the world of venture capital, Marina Nitze and Nick Sinai have taken on some of the world’s most challenging bureaucracies—and won. Now, they bring their years of experience to you, teaching you strategies anyone can use to improve your organization through their own stories and those of fellow bureaucracy hackers, including: => Find Your Paperclip: use small steps to achieve big change => Set Your North Star: keep your end goal in sight => Cultivate the Karass: assemble an adept team and network => Don’t Waste a Crisis: turn every opportunity into a chance for change The book contains over 50 tactics, each with real-world examples, for making lasting change in bureaucracies from PTAs and HOAs all the way up to the White House and Fortune 500 companies. Change doesn’t happen just because the person in charge declares it should, even if that person is the CEO of your company or the President of the United States. Regardless of your industry, role, or team, Hack Your Bureaucracy shows how to get started, take initiative on your own, and transform your ideas into impact.
Senior Advisor
2014
Insight Partners is a global software investor that partners with high-growth technology, software, and Internet startup companies.
Adjunct Faculty
2015
U.S. Deputy Chief Technology Officer
2011 - 2014
Energy and Environment Director
2009 - 2010
Federal Communications Commission is an independent United States agency that regulates interstate and international communications.
Raised $61,000,000.00 from Universal Service Fund.
Vice President
2008 - 2009
Senior Associate
2004 - 2007
Polaris Partners is an investment firm that invests in healthcare and biotechnology companies.
Manager
1998 - 2002
White House Intern
1997 - 1997
Research Assistant
1996 - 1997