# Jay Nath

> Jay Nath is Co-CEO and co-founder of Authorium, an AI-powered government procurement and document workflow platform that processes over $50 billion in government transactions. Before Authorium, he served as San Francisco's first Chief Innovation Officer for nearly a decade, where he created landmark programs including Startup in Residence (STIR), Civic Bridge, and Open311 — the nation's first read-write open data standard for 311 systems, adopted by over 50 cities worldwide. Recognized by the Obama White House as a Champion of Change, Nath has spent his career bridging the gap between Silicon Valley agility and the scale of public sector impact.

- **Role:** Co-CEO at Authorium
- **Organizations:** Authorium, City Innovate Foundation, City of San Francisco - Mayor's Office of Civic Innovation, GovTech Fund (Advisory)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Science degree, Cornell University
- **Known for:** Named Obama White House Champion of Change for local innovation, Created San Francisco's first Chief Innovation Officer role, Founded Startup in Residence (STIR) — now a national model adopted by cities across the US

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Senior Consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), healthcare software for Fortune 100 companies
- **2005-2006** — Vice President of Product at SquareTrade; company later acquired by Allstate for $1.4B
- **2009** — Appointed San Francisco's first Chief Innovation Officer under Mayor Gavin Newsom
- **2013** — Created Startup in Residence (STIR) program with White House collaboration — matching startups with city agencies
- **2013** — Developed Open311, nation's first read-write open data standard for 311 systems, adopted by 50+ cities and White House
- **2015** — Launched Civic Bridge, connecting Google, McKinsey, Harvard Business School to city challenges pro bono — $5M+ in services
- **2016** — STIR program expanded from San Francisco to four regional cities, later going nationwide
- **2017** — Established Mayor's Executive Fellowship Program with Obama Presidential Innovation Fellows
- **2017** — Left City Hall to co-found City Innovate Foundation as Co-Executive Director
- **2018** — Joined GovTech Fund Product Advisory Council
- **2024** — City Innovate rebranded to Authorium; Jay Nath leads as Co-CEO
- **2024** — Authorium achieves StateRAMP Authorization; awarded $1.2M SBIR Phase II contract from AFWERX
- **2024** — Authorium ranked #1093 on Inc. 5000 list
- **2025** — Authorium doubles government acquisitions processed from $25B to $50B; raises $8M Series A

## Achievements

- Named Obama White House Champion of Change for local innovation
- Created San Francisco's first Chief Innovation Officer role
- Founded Startup in Residence (STIR) — now a national model adopted by cities across the US
- Built Open311, the first national read-write open data standard for city 311 systems, adopted by 50+ cities and the White House
- Established Civic Bridge, generating nearly $5M in pro bono services from Google, McKinsey, Harvard Business School
- Created Mayor's Executive Fellowship Program in collaboration with Obama Presidential Innovation Fellows
- Led San Francisco to adopt the nation's first open source software policy for city government
- Established open data legislation requiring SF city departments to publish all non-confidential datasets
- Created San Francisco's Chief Data Officer position
- Authorium ranked #1093 on Inc. 5000 (2024)
- Authorium awarded $1.2M SBIR Phase II contract from AFWERX (Air Force) for AI-enhanced procurement
- Authorium processes $50B+ in government acquisitions on its platform
- Authorium AI trained on 15 million government procurement documents
- Previously ranked 8th nationally in chess

## Latest updates

- **2025-04** — Authorium raises $8M Series A funding round
- **2025-01** — Authorium announces platform now processes $50B+ in government acquisitions, doubling from $25B
- **2024-09** — Authorium awarded $1.2M SBIR Phase II contract from AFWERX for AI-enhanced procurement
- **2024-08** — Authorium achieves StateRAMP Authorization
- **2024-05** — City Innovate officially rebrands to Authorium

## Links

- Website: https://jaynath.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaynath
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/cityinnovate

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Last updated: 2026-05-12