That’s what Paul Colangelo said when asked why he took the CEO job at Casepoint, the latest job for the industry veteran.
His appointment, announced Monday, gives him oversight of the supplier of legal, compliance, Freedom of Information Act and other software as the company further embraces artificial intelligence and seeks a deeper presence in the local and state government markets.
His executive career stretches back a quarter century.
He previously worked as CEO and founder of Neumo, which launched in 2025 after a private equity (PE) backer combined other companies into a new operation.
Neumo focuses on tech for such areas as revenue compliance, payments and DMV.
In a statement, Casepoint credited Colangelo with building “high-performing innovative organizations around customer partnership, operational excellence and technology transformation.”
His priorities at Casepoint include accelerating the company’s AI road map, making customer engagement stronger and helping customers simplify regulatory, legal and compliance tasks.
“Paul understands where the market is headed because he’s spent his career helping organizations navigate major technology shifts,” said Bill McKinzie, chairman of the board at Casepoint, in the statement.
In early 2025, OPEXUS, which sold process management software to public agencies, said it would merge with Casepoint, founded in 2008.
The deal involved private equity investment, which has become increasingly common in gov tech.
The private equity firm involved in that deal, Thoma Bravo, contacted Colangelo about the Casepoint job, he said. He said the firm’s “AI-first strategy” helped sell the job to him.
He said the combination of PE backing and AI opportunity will drive much of the innovation in gov tech in the coming years.
“They are going to double down on this market,” he said of those investment firms. “AI is like oxygen,” and those gov tech firms that don’t master it are unlikely to survive.
Haresh Bhungalia served as Casepoint’s previous CEO before the merger with OPEXUS. Howard Langsam took over leadership before retiring in mid-2025, according to a company spokesperson.
