Expands partnership offerings, hires industry veteran Seth Nylund to lead public sector growth
Zenity, the leading end-to-end security and governance platform for AI agents, announced its formal expansion into the public sector. This announcement is supported by new strategic partnerships with government resellers through the Zenity Partner Program and additional deployment options for government agencies. This move comes as federal agencies rapidly scale their use of AI agents to improve operational efficiency, enhance decision-making, and deliver better public services.
According to the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), federal AI use cases more than doubled from 571 in 2023 to 1,110 in 2024, underscoring the urgent need for secure, reliable, and redundant solutions that can govern AI agents across sensitive environments.
To meet this demand, Zenity hired Seth Nylund as its general manager of public sector. Seth brings more than two decades of leadership in the federal space, delivering transformative technologies to defense, civilian and intelligence agencies. His appointment underscores Zenity’s commitment to helping public sector organizations adopt AI responsibly and securely.
“AI agents are becoming integral to government operations, but their adoption must be governed with transparency, control, and resilience,” said Nylund. “Zenity is uniquely positioned to help agencies secure these systems while meeting mission-critical compliance and operational goals.”
Zenity’s platform enables public sector organizations to:
- Discover and monitor AI agents across cloud, SaaS, and endpoint environments
- Enforce secure-by-design policies aligned with NIST, OWASP, and MITRE standards
- Detect anomalies and prevent unauthorized access or data leakage
- Maintain audit-ready visibility and governance across AI-driven workflows
“Across the public sector, we’re seeing a surge in demand for end-to-end security and defense-in-depth strategies to support the safe adoption of AI agents,” said Ben Kliger, CEO and co-founder of Zenity. “Agencies need proactive governance, runtime enforcement, and resilient architectures to ensure AI is deployed securely and aligned with mission-critical objectives. We are proud to support their initiatives to responsibly roll out AI agents across their organizations.”
Zenity’s entrance into the public sector marks a strategic milestone in its mission to provide scalable, compliant, and mission-ready AI governance solutions for government agencies navigating the complexities of GenAI and autonomous systems.
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