Team

Meet the Team

Meet Adam

In addition to serving on the board and as the face of CSI, Adam acts as the primary product owner assessing the needs and opportunities present in new client relationships. Before founding the Civic Software Initiative, Adam worked in Product at some of the largest cloud providers in tech, and founded a game studio that culminated in a multi-platform release. Outside of work, Adam is an active member in his community advocating for tax justice, housing rights, voter representation and voting reform. He enjoys cuddling up with a book about macroeconomic history, a cup of tea, and his cat Bagel.

Meet Nikhil

Nikhil serves on the CSI board and acts as a member of the engineering team, designing and building the solutions that best fit each client’s unique needs. He began his software career at Amazon, but pivoted to the startup world where he took products from prototype to production in the healthcare, finance, and insurance industries. His work leading volunteer efforts to scale local food bank data pipelines and build user-friendly web apps to solve pandemic challenges led naturally to his role at CSI. Outside of work, Nikhil likes to go hiking on Mt. Hood with his dog, Koda!

Meet Sam

Sam handles all of our operations and serves on the Board of Directors as Treasurer and Secretary. She builds and maintains our internal systems, processes, and strategy to support our team in accomplishing our mission. Before joining CSI, Sam was an aerospace systems engineer, owned a business, and volunteered on the non-profit Women Business Owner’s board of directors. Outside of work, Sam explores the Pacific Northwest wildernesses, creates music with her band, and enjoys playing strategic board games.