The GovAI Podcast

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Tracy Gaynor & Sean Totten – What Happens When Government Stops Saying No to AI?

2026-09-3038:08

In this episode of the GovAI Podcast, Noam Maital and Dustin Haisler are joined by Tracy Gaynor, Director of Information Technology, and Sean Totten, Chief Security Officer for the City of Fishers, Indiana. Fishers took a deliberate approach to AI adoption: instead of trying to shut down AI use, the city focused on understanding what employees were already using, putting governance around it, and giving staff a safe path to experiment. That approach has helped AI move from isolated experiment...

S2E8 – Jerry Gabrielatos – Can AI Make Government More Human?

2026-07-1932:09

In this episode of the GovAI Podcast, Noam Maital and Dustin Haisler are joined by Jerry Gabrielatos, former City Manager of Beloit, Wisconsin, and a longtime local government leader known for meeting residents where they are—from farmers markets to neighborhood barbershops. Jerry shares why he believes AI isn't replacing the human side of government; it's creating more opportunities for it. By automating administrative work, agencies can spend more time engaging residents, building trust, an...

S2E7 - Nadia Hansen - What Government Gets Wrong About Buying AI

2026-06-1134:00

In this episode of the GovAI Podcast, Noam Maital and Dustin Haisler are joined by Nadia Hansen, Global AI Go-to-Market Leader and Industry Advisor for Public Sector at Salesforce and someone with the rare distinction of having sat on both sides of the table. Before joining Salesforce, Nadia served as CIO for Clark County, Nevada, where she led digital transformation for 2.3 million residents, managed a $100M+ technology budget, and oversaw 200 staff across 140 locations. Four years ago she m...

S2E6 - Anh Selissen - Inside the Agency Running 200 AI Use Cases at Once

2026-05-2830:46

In this episode of the GovAI Podcast, Noam Maital and Dustin Haisler are joined by Anh Selissen, Chief Information Officer for the Texas Department of Transportation and a disruptive innovator running one of the largest, most complex public sector technology operations in the country. With over two decades across the public and private sectors, Anh brings a rare combination of operational discipline and clarity to a 13,500-person, statewide agency. She walks through why TxDOT rewrote its AI s...

S2E5 - Andrew Ngui - How Should Government Actually Adopt AI?

2026-05-0727:25

In this episode of the GovAI Podcast, Noam Maital and Dustin Haisler are joined by Andrew Ngui, Chief Digital Officer for the City of Kansas City and a leader at the intersection of digital innovation, data, and responsible AI adoption. Andrew brings a systems-level perspective on how government should approach AI, not just as a technology shift, but as an organizational and leadership challenge. From introducing the concept of “minimally invasive innovation” to rethinking workflows entirely,...

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