Government and public sector
10 state and local government sales experts
These ten sales leaders and account executives have sold technology to state and local government, and each has held a role titled for SLED or state and local government accounts. A reader can learn how sellers approach public agency buyers, government procurement and long sales cycles in this market.
Professionals to explore
01—10Eric LeBlanc
LinkedInExperience: Area Leader - State and Local Government, Higher Education · Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Area Leader - State and Local Government, Higher Education at Amazon Web Services (AWS) since October 2021, and former Senior Director - US State and Local Government at Microsoft (2015–2020). The profile cites 15+ years driving emerging technology adoption across US State and Local Government, closing $100M+ deals and navigating complex government procurement.
Jennifer Roth
LinkedInExperience: National Sales Leader - State Local Government and Education · Cribl
National Sales Leader - State Local Government and Education at Cribl since November 2023. At Splunk the profile lists Sr. Director State & Local Government and Education North East (2018–2019), Area Vice President East (2019–2022) and Area Vice President Sales - Enterprise Accounts - Americas Southeast (2022–2023). The profile cites over two decades of technology sales leadership, building and leading sales teams and territories across the US and UK.
Jon Mazella
LinkedInExperience: Regional Vice President, State, local gov and education · Tanium
Former Regional Vice President, State, local gov and education at Tanium (2024–2026); the profile describes leading a team of SLED account executives across state, local and education markets and building relationships with CIOs, CISOs and state technology associations. At CDW the profile lists Senior Sales Manager Director of Sales, State and Local Government (2015–2021).
Kenney Hanson
LinkedInExperience: Account Executive SLED State of California - Analytics · Salesforce
Account Executive SLED State of California - Analytics at Salesforce since June 2019. Former Sales Director SLED West at Elastic (2018–2019), Strategic Account Executive - SLED West - Pitney Bowes Software Solutions at Pitney Bowes (2016–2018) and Senior Account Executive - SLED at ACTIVE Network (2013–2016). The profile cites 15+ years of consultative solution selling in the State/Local/Education vertical.
Pam Irons
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Sales, State and Local Government · ANDE Rapid DNA
Vice President Sales, State and Local Government at ANDE Rapid DNA since September 2024. Former Strategic Account Director at CentralSquare Technologies (2018–2024) and Strategic Account Executive (Enterprise) at TriTech Software Systems (2011–2018). The profile describes experience in revenue leadership, enterprise sales and go-to-market design in regulated and compliance-driven environments, with a focus that includes the public sector.
Rob Cassetti
LinkedInExperience: Sales Leader, State & Local Government · Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Sales Leader, State & Local Government at Amazon Web Services (AWS) since November 2019. Other roles on the profile include SVP, Sales and Marketing at Accela (2012–2017) and Chief Revenue Officer at Forensic Logic Inc. (2017–2019), which the profile describes as a provider of network search technology and cloud-based information services to law enforcement.
Scott Hartman
LinkedInExperience: Director Sales State & Local Government · Genesys
Director Sales State & Local Government at Genesys since October 2025 and Director of Sales Public Sector at Botcopy since February 2025. Former Vice President Digital Solutions State & Local Gov at TTEC Digital (2020–2024) and Director of Sales SLED at C1 (2018–2020). The profile lists negotiating contracts and managing and growing accounts among areas of expertise.
Sean Torassa
LinkedInExperience: Area Sales Director- SLED East · Okta
Area Sales Director- SLED East at Okta since October 2023. Former Regional Vice President US SLED (2021–2023) and Enterprise Account Executive Public Sector (2020–2021) at Elastic. The profile cites over 15 years focused on the challenges faced by government and education sectors, built through collaboration with state, local government and education leaders.
Susan Buytenhuys
LinkedInExperience: Regional Leader - SLED West · Nutanix
Regional Leader - SLED West at Nutanix since July 2026; the profile says this role leads SLED sales across the Western U.S., partnering with state agencies, counties, cities, K-12 districts and higher education. At Gartner the profile lists Area Vice President - State & Local Government (2021–2024), Senior Sales Manager - State of California Public Sector (2017–2021) and Managing Client Director - State of California (2015–2016).
Teddy Lawhead
LinkedInExperience: Regional Sales Manager, SLED · Okta
Regional Sales Manager, SLED at Okta since November 2025; the profile says the role supports state and local government, universities, cities and counties and school districts in Georgia, South Carolina, Mississippi and Alabama. Former Account Executive, State & Local Government, Education at Rubrik (2021–2022) and Account Executive, Named Government and Education Accounts at Nutanix (2018–2021).
Choose the right perspective
Pick someone who has led a regional or national SLED team for go-to-market, territory design and hiring questions, and an account executive for questions about working specific agencies and deals. Also match the product category they sold to yours, since buying processes differ for infrastructure, software and public safety systems.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you find and qualify opportunities with state and local agencies before a formal RFP is published?
- 02Which contract vehicles or cooperative purchasing agreements have shortened procurement for you, and when did they not help?
- 03How do you plan a territory and forecast pipeline when deals depend on budget cycles and council or board approvals?
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