Sonny assists NFF leadership in developing product and go-to-market strategies to expand NFF’s brand and presence within the US Public sector market, including advising on specific pursuits, partnerships, assistance with product development and marketing.
Sonny has held leadership roles within the public and private sectors, including as the Head of public sector at Unqork and Box, where he helped develop and execute the strategy for expansion of new cloud solutions within the public sector markets. Sonny led the expansion of Box’s public sector business from 0 to over $100M in five years. Prior to joining Unqork, Sonny served as a presidential appointee as the commissioner of the U.S. General Services Administration’s (GSA) Federal Acquisition Service (FAS). In this position, he led the delivery of more than $100B of products, services, and solutions that enable federal agencies to efficiently accomplish their missions while saving taxpayer dollars. Sonny also served as the CIO and CTO of GSA, as well as the CIO of the District of Columbia, OCFO.
Sonny Hashmi is active in the federal IT community and has been recognized with several awards including the Fed100, FedScoop 50, Washington 100 and as a finalist for the prestigious Samuel J. Hayman Service to America medal. He earned a master’s degree in engineering from Purdue University and a master’s certificate in innovation management from the University of Maryland.
