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Data Driven Decisions For Modern Government

Accelerate your procurement process with real-time market intelligence, detailed vendor comparisons, and a rich repository of vendor contracts, references, pricing and much more.

 

Clearbox Platform

The data-driven engine to accelerate procurement for modern government

Marketplace enables key stakeholders to spend less time sifting through vendors and more time making purchasing decisions.

Clearbox Source

A data subscription option to maximize your market research, scale your vendor engagement and increase competition.
 

Clearbox Procure

Guides key stakeholders through a sourcing and procurement managed service that ensures the right match between vendor and customer.

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MEET OUR CEO

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Chris Foreman, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Chris Foreman drives the company's revenue and growth by expanding our community of local government users and scaling our vendor network.  Marketplace.city accelerates local government sourcing, validation and procurement by providing essential market research data on innovative and emerging technologies that are specific to the local government industry. 

Prior to Marketplace.city, Mr. Foreman served as CEO of the Americas for AvePoint, Inc. ($AVPT) While at AvePoint, Mr. Foreman helped lead the company’s growth from a small team to over 1200 employees in 15 countries and drove the expansion into government by launching an independent subsidiary, AvePoint Public Sector, Inc. where he served as CEO and Chairman.  AvePoint won 3 consecutive Global Microsoft Partner of the Year awards during Foreman’s tenure.   He has actively worked in the technology industry for nearly 20 years.  

Mr. Foreman received a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors in political science and international affairs from Northwestern University. He's active in several industry and non-profit boards such as the American Legion and Unity Preschool.  He lives in Evanston, IL with his wife and their 4 children.