Former Federal Technologists Launch AI Venture to Analyze Public Meetings

GroundVue aims to help policymakers gain insights from local government meetings across the U.S.

Apr. 13, 2026 at 6:05pm

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A highly detailed, glowing 3D illustration of a futuristic data center or network infrastructure, with recognizable physical tech elements like servers, cables, and circuit boards illuminated by neon cyan and magenta lights, conceptually representing the technology powering GroundVue's mission to analyze public meeting data.GroundVue's AI-powered platform aims to shed light on the local-level impacts of policy decisions by extracting insights from the wealth of data locked away in public meeting recordings.Virginia Today

Three former government technologists have founded a new AI company called GroundVue that is leveraging artificial intelligence to turn hours of recorded public meetings across the U.S. into structured data. The goal is to help county, city, and state governments better inform their policy decisions by uncovering insights locked away in these public forums.

Why it matters

GroundVue's founders believe there is a wealth of untapped data in local government meetings that could provide valuable insights to policymakers, but this information is currently difficult to access and analyze. By using AI to transcribe and structure this data, the company aims to give leaders a new tool to understand the real-world impacts of policy changes at the community level.

The details

GroundVue plans to launch its platform in three states - Virginia, California, and Minnesota - in the next three months, and is in talks with prospective customers. The company was founded by Shannon Arvizu, a former senior advisor to the White House chief data scientist; Ann Lewis, the former director of the General Services Administration's Technology Transformation Services; and Travis Hoppe, the outgoing acting chief AI officer at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. GroundVue is structured as a public benefit corporation with a nonprofit arm to help make the service accessible to local governments that may not be able to afford it.

  • GroundVue officially launched this week.
  • The company plans to roll out its platform in three states in the next three months.
  • GroundVue expects to expand to a national rollout later this year.
  • The company aims to add full historical data to the platform within two years.

The players

Shannon Arvizu

The founder and CEO of GroundVue, Arvizu was previously a senior advisor to the White House chief data scientist and the U.S. Department of Commerce.

Ann Lewis

The chief technology officer of GroundVue, Lewis was the former director of the General Services Administration's Technology Transformation Services.

Travis Hoppe

The chief AI officer of GroundVue, Hoppe is the outgoing acting chief AI officer at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

GroundVue

A new AI company founded by former government technologists that is using artificial intelligence to analyze public meeting recordings and provide insights to policymakers.

UC Berkeley's Agile Government Initiative

The organization where Arvizu is a senior fellow, which began exploring options to measure the county-level impact of policy changes.

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What they’re saying

“The signal to understand what the impacts are of federal changes to state, county and city government is available — it's locked up in government meetings.”

— Shannon Arvizu, Founder and CEO, GroundVue

“We wanted to make sure that we are using this data for good, and so for us, that meant putting it into our legal documents that our purpose is to inform the development of policies that lead to greater household economic security, wellbeing, [and] quality of life in our country.”

— Shannon Arvizu, Founder and CEO, GroundVue

“The data just doesn't exist right now, especially at a local level … but it could exist. We can use cutting-edge AI tools to pull this data together in a way that wouldn't have been possible two years ago.”

— Ann Lewis, Chief Technology Officer, GroundVue

“Strengthening the ecosystem of America's governance, whether it's in public health or economic prosperity, is … the thing that we should be doing in government. And so to be able to support that is the reason why we all came together — the three of us.”

— Travis Hoppe, Chief AI Officer, GroundVue

What’s next

GroundVue plans to continue working on partnerships and finalizing the 'right shape of the product to sell' to local governments, which could include a software-as-a-service offering or a more hands-on engagement with the company's policy team.

The takeaway

GroundVue's innovative approach to leveraging AI to extract insights from public meeting recordings could provide policymakers with a powerful new tool to understand the real-world impacts of their decisions at the local level. By making this data more accessible and actionable, the company aims to strengthen governance and improve outcomes for communities across the country.