Gerardo Mateo is the Chief Operating Officer and Founding Team Member at Glass, a San Francisco–based GovTech company modernizing how governments buy and pay. With a background in Computer Science, an OAS Scholarship, and recognition as a Forbes Under 30 Awardee, Gerardo represents the next generation of Silicon Valley technologists applying product thinking and software engineering to the public sector. At Glass, Gerardo has led the technical architecture and nationwide rollout of AI-enabled procurement and payment platforms used by over 120 government agencies and 17,000 public employees across the U.S. and Latin America. He oversees platform architecture, data engineering, and enterprise integrations—combining the precision of FinTech with the scale of civic infrastructure to power the next generation of digital government systems.
Glass has facilitated over $7.8 million in public sector purchases to date, supporting governments in modernizing procurement and payments. Backed by Google and featured in Forbes and Bloomberg, Glass is driving the digital transformation of public procurement through modern e-commerce platforms, integrated payment solutions, and a commitment to transparent, inclusive government commerce. In 2024, Glass was competitively awarded a contract under the U.S. General Services Administration’s Commercial Platforms Program, expanding its reach to federal agencies nationwide. Today, hundreds of government entities rely on Glass to streamline purchasing operations, delivering over 5.9 million items with speed, compliance, and measurable cost savings across all levels of government