Josh Ellars

Josh is the CEO and Founder of Patri, a software company dedicated to empowering companies to win smarter in complex industries.

Prior to launching Patri, Josh led marketing, enablement, and proposals at OpenGov – the leader in enterprise cloud solutions for government and one of the fastest-growing companies in gov tech – helping raise a $51M Series D round for the company backed by 8VC, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), JC2 Ventures, and Weatherford Capital.

Prior to OpenGov, Josh directed the government business at Decision Lens and launched the State and Local Government businesses at Qualtrics and Metalogix. He holds a Master of Business Administration from Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business and a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish from Brigham Young University.