At COO (Boardroom Media) we track over 1,000,000 startups and over 5,000,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top United States based COO’ operating in the Government space. If you think a COO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected].
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Matt Grimm
Co-Founder and COO of Anduril Industries
Matt Grimm is Co-Founder and COO of Anduril Industries. Matt was profoundly moved by the tragedy wrought on his community and many others around the world by the attacks of 9/11. It was then that he decided to combine his passion for building with a deep sense of mission to further the country’s national defense—a career path that ultimately led him to co-found Anduril. While classmates at Cornell University, Matt co-founded with Brian Schimpf the university’s autonomous vehicle entry into the DARPA Grand Challenge and Urban Challenge competitions. He graduated from Cornell with both a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and a Master of Engineering in Systems Engineering. After consulting for the Department of Defense at Booz Allen Hamilton, Matt was an early hire at Palantir. In this role, he deployed to both Iraq and Afghanistan to ensure U.S. forces had the best technology for the mission. Matt co-founded Anduril after some time working in venture capital in the San Francisco Bay Area. He lives in Orange County, California with his wife and two children.
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About Anduril Industries: Anduril Industries is a defense product company that builds technology for military agencies and border surveillance.
Sarita Nayyar
Chief Operating Officer of The World Economic Forum
BA (Hons) in Economics, St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi, India; Master’s in Management, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, India; MBA (Distinction), University of Michigan, USA Chief Operating Officer, Centre for Global Industries, which is the foremost multi-stakeholder platform for shaping the future of industries in a strategic and socially responsible way. The Centre engages Industry Partners across 23 industry sectors to bring insight to strategic decision-making on the most important industry and cross-industry issues. Chief Operating Officer, World Economic Forum USA, responsible for operations, finance, accounting, human resources and legal. Lead the Global Challenge on Food Security and Agriculture initiative. Member of the Board of Advisors, Freedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University. Previously: Head of Consumer Industry overseeing global partnerships with companies in consumer industries. 1987-2007 Kraft Foods. Senior Vice-President and General Manager of a $1.6 billion business unit and various senior business and marketing, innovation and new product development roles. 1981-1984 Tata Exports, India. Marketing Manager. Member of the Board, ASCENT, a national non-profit organization for professional development and career advancement of multicultural women. Member of the Board, Forte Foundation, a consortium of top business schools and leading companies working to increase women business leaders.
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About The World Economic Forum, The World Economic Forum: The World Economic Forum is an international institution committed to improving the state of the world through public-private cooperation.
Aparna Deshpande
Co-Founder & COO of Pathlock
Aparna Deshpande is the COO and co-founder of Greenlight and is responsible for overseeing finance and operations at Greenlight. She has more than 12 years’ experience managing the delivery of diverse business technology initiatives including solutions for regulatory compliance, enterprise web infrastructure, customer relationship management and sales force automation. Prior to Greenlight, Aparna worked in the technology consulting practice for Cap Gemini and PwC. She also held technology management positions with AT&T Bell Labs and Merrill Lynch. Aparna holds a B.S. degree in eElectronics engineering.
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About Pathlock: Pathlock is a provider of unified access orchestration.
Jerry Kuang
COO of HistoWiz
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About HistoWiz: HistoWiz provides automated histopathology for biomedical researchers.
Melissa Jankans
Co-Founder, COO of Launchpad
Melissa Jankans (cousin) is the COO for Launchpad and co-founder, and oversees daily operations and management of staff. Previously VP with Fidelity National Financial, she spent 17 years managing portfolios, staff, building and maintaining relationships while exceeding corporate goals and initiatives. Melissa brings her management experience with the ability to oversee multiple projects, provide strategies to achieve pivotal operational business decisions, meet project deadlines, analyze risks, develop budgets and view the overall operational and revenue goals for the company and its Stakeholders. Melissa studied at Portland State University.
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About Launchpad: Launchpad provides industry specific applications for public sector and nonprofit organizations.
Keith R Miller
Executive Vice President & COO of Armed Forces Services Corp.
Keith R. Miller served over 23 years on active duty with experience in personnel administration, senior level leadership and management. His career spanned various operational areas including Germany, Korea, Saudi Arabia and numerous stateside assignments. He has held various senior enlisted leadership positions including First Sergeant 546th PSC; Command Sergeant Major of the 3rd Personnel Group in Fort Hood, Texas with deployment to Desert Shield/Desert Storm, and Command Sergeant Major 8th Personnel Command, Korea. He culminated his career as Command Sergeant Major of the U.S. Army Personnel Command (PERSCOM) in Alexandria, Virginia, [now Human Resources Command] where he served as the senior non-commissioned officer of PERSCOM. He is an honor graduate of Class 15 (Nonresident) of the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy (USASMA), Ft Bliss, Texas. After retiring from the Army in 1996, he was employed by Army and Air Force Mutual Aid Association (AAFMAA) in Arlington, Virginia, where he served as the Senior Benefits Counselor. In June 2000 AAFMAA bifurcated and he was appointed as the Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer of the newly formed Armed Forces Services Corporation. He has a B.S. in Business from Excelsior College in New York and holds professional designations as a Certified Compliance & Ethics Professional (CCEP)® certified by the Compliance Certification Board; Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) from The American College in Bryn Mawr, PA; and Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) also from The American College. He is also a Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) and Licensed Insurance Consultant in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
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About Armed Forces Services Corp.: Armed Forces Services Corp. is a company with extensive experience providing and managing behavioral health and specialty service
Alicia Siman
COO of Oliver
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About BCG Digital Ventures, Oliver: Oliver helps citizens around the world with their travel visa needs.
Jerome Barth
Chief Operating Officer of Friends of the High Line
Jerome Barth is Chief Operating Officer at Friends of the High Line.
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About Friends of the High Line: Friends of the High Line is a non-profit, private organization that funds virtually all the High Line’s operations by raising contributions.
Douglas Massih
Chief Operating Officer – Infrastructure Sector of TRC Companies
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About TRC Companies: TRC Companies is a pioneer in groundbreaking scientific and engineering developments.
Joanne Brooks
Chief Operating Officer of Reliable Energy Analytics LLC, REA (TM)
Joanne Brooks is the COO at Reliable Energy Analytics LLC, REA (TM).
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About Reliable Energy Analytics LLC, REA (TM): Reliable Energy Analytics is focused on developing C-SCRM and SBOM software solutions for Executive Order 14028
Bonnie Glick
Deputy Administrator and Chief Operating Officer of United States Agency for International Development
Bonnie Glick serves as Deputy Administrator of the US Agency for International Development. Ms. Glick was most recently the Deputy Secretary of the Maryland State Department of Aging, where she was appointed by Governor Larry Hogan.
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About United States Agency for International Development: To end extreme poverty and to promote resilient, democratic societies while advancing security and prosperity.
Bonnie Glick
Deputy Administrator and Chief Operating Officer of United States Agency for International Development
Bonnie Glick serves as Deputy Administrator of the US Agency for International Development. Ms. Glick was most recently the Deputy Secretary of the Maryland State Department of Aging, where she was appointed by Governor Larry Hogan.
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About United States Agency for International Development: To end extreme poverty and to promote resilient, democratic societies while advancing security and prosperity.
Lindsay Pica
Co-Founder and COO of Govlaunch
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About Govlaunch: Govlaunch is the the wiki for local government innovation®
Michael Tate
Founder & COO of Infinite Composites
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About Infinite Composites: ICT designs, develops, and manufactures advanced gas storage systems for aerospace, industrial gas and transportation applications.
Myers Dupuy
President and COO of Cloud49
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About Cloud49: Cloud Computing Solutions for Business and Government
Humberto Ravelo
Chief Operating Officer of AITC
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About AITC: AITC’s mission is to deliver innovative, cost-effective, and proven ideas and solutions.
Zach Slaughter
COO of Fund Accounting Solutions Technologies
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About Fund Accounting Solutions Technologies: FundView is a fully-integrated suite of true fund-based accounting solutions designed specifically for local governments.
Benjamin Durham
Co-Founder and COO of Ploto
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About Ploto, ThrillBox Inc: Ploto is a 1st Party Platform for SMS and mobile storytelling.
Matt Lemke
Chief Operating Officer of Atlantic BT
Matt Lemke joined Atlantic BT as President in 2019.
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About Atlantic BT, Atlantic BT: Atlantic BT builds award-winning web solutions across a multitude of industries.
Matt Lemke
Chief Operating Officer of Atlantic BT
Matt Lemke joined Atlantic BT as President in 2019.
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About Atlantic BT, Atlantic BT: Atlantic BT builds award-winning web solutions across a multitude of industries.
Tom Joyce
COO of Aquorn, Inc.
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About Aquorn, Inc.: Debt Management Solutions for the Public Finance Sector
Laura Price
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Interactive Government Holdings
Laura Price is the Chief Financial Officer / Chief Operating Officer at Interactive Government Holdings.
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About Interactive Government Holdings: Interactive Government Holdings is a SBA Certified 8a and Verified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB).
Donya Khalili
VP & COO of Indivisible
The government we aspire to says: ‘So we know all the reasons we can’t help or we can’t fix the problem. Let’s figure out a way that we can.’ And then we would.
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About Indivisible: Indivisible is a nonpolitical initiative energizing and informing Americans about the value and potential of government.
Jen Anderson
COO & Co-Founder of The Reset Foundation
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About The Reset Foundation: The Reset Foundation empower individuals, families, and communities across the country.
Raza Latif
COO of NuAxis Innovations
Raza Latif is part of the management team at NuAxis Innovations – an IT services company focusing on the Federal Government and large enterprise customers. NuAxis has attained the coveted ISO 20000 certification to further streamline and enhance its IT service delivery to customers such as Department of the Interior OCIO, Department of Labor, Interior Business Center, National Park Service, Bureau of Reclamation and Bureau of Indian Affairs. With a long standing history of successfully delivering on federal IT contracts, NuAxis also has an emerging product portfolio consisting of a mass notification platform, ReachPlus Alerts and mobile apps such as parkopolo and CourtScout.
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About NuAxis Innovations: NuAxis Innovations is a provider of professional services and IT solutions for federal government and commercial enterprises.
Matt Jones
Founder / COO of Park Warehouse
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About Park Warehouse: eCommerce supplier of commercial outdoor furniture (think bleachers & benches) for the Park & Rec industry, local governments, schools, etc
Matt Jones
Founder / COO of Park Warehouse
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About Park Warehouse: eCommerce supplier of commercial outdoor furniture (think bleachers & benches) for the Park & Rec industry, local governments, schools, etc