Primary Job Title CEO and President Primary Organization 
Public Private Innovations
Location United States, North America Gender Male
Website www.launchdream.com/ LinkedIn View on LinkedIn X (Twitter) View on X
Nitin Pradhan has 25+ years of experience in delivering results-focused innovation and transformation in Federal, State, and Local Governments in the US.
Nitin was a first-term Obama administration appointee and the award-winning, nationally recognized federal CIO for the US Department of Transportation (US DOT) where he provided IT leadership,
vision, strategy, policy, and oversight for US DOT’s more than $3.5 billion annual IT portfolio and for over 3,000 IT employees, 10,000 contractors, and over 200 major transportation systems -- the 6th largest in the federal government.
Earlier, Nitin was the IT Executive at Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS), the 10th largest school district in the USA. Nitin has also been the Managing Director of the prestigious Virginia’s Center for Innovative Technology (CIT), which is focused on technology-based economic development, industry creation and development, and business growth.
Nitin is the founder and CEO of Launch Dream, LLC, an advisory program for Venture Capital Firms, Funded Technology Startups, Contractors, and Consulting Firms interested in growing in the US Federal Government sector. Launch Dream also runs a global digital “Federal Business Accelerator” and student-focused Career Trajectory” program on its digital platform “ScaleUP USA.”
Nitin is also the Managing Partner for GOVonomy, an "Innovation as a Service" for government and government contractors. He is a mentor at Mach 37, the premium cybersecurity accelerator in Washington DC, USA and a Board Member at hedQTRS AI Labs. Nitin has been a keynote speaker and author for major conferences and tech publications.
Nitin has a BS in engineering, MBA in marketing, and MS in accounting.
