Nick Sinai

Overview

Sinai is a Managing Director at Insight Partners [1][7], a position held since 2014 [7]. Sinai holds an A.B. in Government from Harvard University [2] and an MBA in Finance from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business [4]. Prior to joining Insight Partners, Sinai served as U.S. Deputy Chief Technology Officer at the White House from 2011 to 2014 [9], and held positions at the Federal Communications Commission as Energy and Environment Director [10], Lehman Brothers Venture Partners [11], and Polaris Partners [12]. Sinai has served as Adjunct Faculty at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government [8] and is the author of HackYourBureaucracy [6]. Sinai serves as board director or advisor to Onebrief, LeoLabs, Shift5, Hawkeye360, Rebellion Defense, and Govly, and serves on the federal advisory board of Armis [5].

Career history

1. HAuthorJul 2022 to presentHackYourBureaucracy
2. Managing Director2014 to presentInsight Partners
3. HUAdjunct FacultyJun 2015 to Jun 2023Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government
4. U.S. Deputy Chief Technology Officer2011 to 2014The White House
5. FCEnergy and Environment Director2009 to 2010Federal Communications Commission
6. LBVice President2008 to 2009Lehman Brothers Venture Partners (Tenaya Capital)
7. PPSenior Associate2004 to 2007Polaris Partners
8. CSManager1998 to 2002Cambridge Strategic Management Group

Education

1. MBA, Finance2002 - 2004The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
2. A.B., Government1994 - 1998Harvard University
3. BHBerkeley High School