At our latest US Government Tech Meetup, we were joined by Jason Blais, VP of Product at Mattermost, for a deep dive into one of the most urgent and fast-evolving topics in government infrastructure: sovereign cloud and hyperscaler trends. Jason brought not just insights—but extremely current context—with developments that had occurred just a day before the event woven into his talk!
Jason’s presentation combined industry experience with a deep understanding of the public sector's unique needs. It’s rare to get that level of insight from someone who’s both hands-on in product strategy and fluent in real-world government requirements.

Jason Blais is the VP of Product and Program Management at Mattermost, a secure, open-source collaboration platform built for mission-critical teams. He brings a background in government-focused product strategy and open-source leadership, with over a decade of experience in enterprise B2B collaboration software for IT, DevOps, and high-stakes environments.
Jason is an executive known for driving strategic growth, scaling enterprise-grade SaaS and private cloud solutions, and leading complex cross-functional initiatives
This event was produced by Jacqueline Schklar of HottRobot and the US Government Tech Meetup & Podcast—a series focused on the people and platforms shaping modern public sector tech. We host regular virtual sessions featuring speakers from across government, industry, and civic tech.