Amber Kodish is the managing member of GovCon Tech LLC, a services company that helps commercial businesses navigate and secure government contracts. In addition, Amber currently holds several board positions including the University of Maryland Smith School of Business Master of Business Analytics (MSBA) advisory board chairperson, Targa AI board member and investor, Springboard Enterprises CEO mentor, and Idea VillageX entrepreneur mentor.

As a former CEO of a data science company, Amber improved products while opening new channels resulting in massive revenue capture for the company generating an 89% growth rate and quadrupled the customer base within 1.5 years.

Amber successfully built and led a new public sector team from the ground up, launching a key market segment for a SaaS company. As VP of Public Sector Operations, she expanded their footprint from $0 to $25M in less than three years.

Earlier in her career, at a Fortune 100 company, Amber managed the sales and deployment for ~$0.75B in business for the federal government.

Amber holds a master’s degree in business administration from Drexel University. She earned her bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Rutgers University.

Amber Kodish has extensive experience driving growth and sales in both large organizations and startups. At a Fortune 100 company, she managed the sales and deployment of ~$0.75B in federal government business. In smaller, resource-constrained companies and startups, she developed and executed a strategy that helped these companies become sales leaders within just 9 months by collaborating with presales, delivery, support, and customer success teams – always prioritizing customer experience and satisfaction.

At a SaaS company, Amber successfully grew the Public Sector business from $0 to $25M in under 3 years. As the CEO of a data science company, she redesigned the AI product to manage large data volumes while expanding into new affiliate channels, driving substantial growth. This resulted in an 89% growth rate, a quadrupling of the customer base, and a threefold increase in company valuation in just 1.5 years.

Amber holds a Master’s in Business Administration from Drexel University, a Master’s Certificate in Project Management from George Washington University, and a Bachelor’s in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Rutgers University.