Thiago Sá Freire has taken over as CEO. He replaces Zac Bookman, who becomes co-founder and chairman emeritus for the company.
OpenGov launched in 2012 and has since won majority backing from Cox Enterprises, a deal that valued OpenGov at $1.8 billion — one of the few companies in the industry to hit such a mark.
Sá Freire previously worked as president, chief operating officer and president of field operations for the company, which sells software for budgeting, permitting and licensing, ERP, utility billing, taxes and other public-sector tasks.
He started at OpenGov about four years ago.
Before that, he was an investor and adviser for Us In Technology, which promotes diverse hiring in tech, and chief revenue officer for Chorus.ai, a sales analysis tool provider that is now part of ZoomInfo.
The privately held OpenGov serves more than 2,000 public agencies. One of its most recent acquisitions was the purchase of Ignatius, which sold workflow tools to governments.
A statement from OpenGov credits Sá Freire with helping to drive that growth via scaling operations and expanding product offerings.
“Thiago is the right leader for OpenGov’s next chapter,” Bookman said in the statement. “He brings a deep understanding of our customers, a strong operational track record and a vision for how technology can power more effective and accountable government.”
