Powering the Business of Government: Nancy Patel on Connecting Cost, Contracts, and AI
The Leading EdgeShow Notes
Recorded live at NCMA’s World Congress, Nikki Mackay is joined by Nancy Patel, Vice President of Go-To-Market at Unison, to explore how technology is reshaping the business of government and the future of federal contracting. Drawing on more than two decades of experience spanning software engineering, cybersecurity, defense, and public sector leadership, Nancy shares how her technical and business background has shaped her view of the problems technology should be solving. The conversa...
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