Zachary Bookman, CEO

Zac Bookman is the CEO of OpenGov, the “GovTech” cloud software leader. OpenGov serves more than 1700 cities, counties, state agencies, school districts, and special districts across the United States.

Before co-founding OpenGov, Zac served as Advisor to U.S. Army General H.R. McMaster on the Anti‑Corruption Task Force at the ISAF headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan. He previously practiced trial litigation at Keker, Van Nest & Peters in San Francisco, and served as law clerk to the Honorable Sandra S. Ikuta on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Zac studied transparency and corruption in Mexico as a Fulbright Fellow. He holds a JD from Yale Law School, an MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School, and graduated valedictorian from the University of Maryland.

More About Zac Bookman

Zac serves on the board of and as advisor to various technology companies and funds, and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the YPO.

He has been named a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer, a Goldman Sachs 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs, and San Francisco and Silicon Valley Business Journal 40 under 40.

About Zac

• “Zachary Bookman MPA 2007 is powering more effective and accountable government”, Harvard Kennedy School Magazine (Spring 2023)
• Zachary Bookman | World Economic Forum (weforum.org)
• OpenGov Across America

Articles by Zachary Bookman

• Enterprise SaaS Requires Good Professional Services
• OpenGov: Bringing the Cloud to Government
• As the pandemic eases, the ‘Silver Tsunami’ is local government’s next big challenge
• The Coming Transformation
• Shine a Light in Mexico
• Settling Afghan Disputes, Where Custom Holds Sway
• Meet the Silicon Valley Business Journal’s 40 under 40 Class of 2018
• B2G: Excitement of an Old-Line Industry
• Zac Bookman, GVPT ’02

News, Podcasts, and Videos featuring Zachary Bookman

• Cox Live Keynote – March 29th, 2023
• Great Minds Think Data – Episode 8
• State Auditor office celebrates milestone of Project Mountaineer | WBOY.com
• Mon Commissioner Sikora: ‘Transparency is not a soundbite’ (yahoo.com)
• Panel touts state auditor’s local government transparency program | Local News | timeswv.com
• Noodlegate, the end of cancel culture? + Next Unicorns: OpenGov CEO Zac Bookman | E1267
• Invest Like the Best: How Government Works – [Founder’s Field Guide, EP.10] Podcast
• Chambers Talks Episode 14: Culture and Communication or Vision and Strategy with the CEOs of Sprinklr, OpenGov, and ASAPP
• Founding Stories – PURPOSE: Founding for Impact
• OpenGov Co-Founder & CEO Zac Bookman On Software for Governments