CollaborNation -- Leadership Team

You, us and the world of Collaboration

Sandeep Kaujalgi, Founder, Chairman & CEO
Just Before: President & CEO, i-Vantage
Earlier: Sr Management positions in Infosys, Syntel and Virtusa. Co-Founder & Country Manager of Siemens Nixdorf India, as well as its Chief Marketing Officer & Chief Strategy Officer.
Education: Bachelor's degree in Engineering from Shivaji University, India; MBA in Marketing from University of Bombay, India.
Other Stuff: Charter Member of TiE Boston.

Mahendra Penumathsa, Co-Founder, President & COO
Just Before: Vice President - Asia Pacific & Chief Marketing Officer, i-Vantage. Setting up captive centres for I.T and I.T.E.S. businesss in India. Also responsible for strategic planning, business development and alliances.
Earlier: 15 years of experience in Financial & Information Technology services. Franklin Templeton, Ion Exchange Financial Services, CHIP Magazine. Assisted Chairmen of diversified corporate groups in strategic planning, finance and legal aspects of their businesses.
Education: Bachelor's degree in Commerce; MBA from University of Pune, India.
Other Stuff: Associate Member of All India Management Association, Member of TiE - Hyderabad.

Ken Smith, Director of Sales
Just Before: Previously, Ken was principal consultant at Smith Energy, a Smart Grid and renewable energy development company that built a Software-as-a-Service platform for aggregating data from distributed renewable energy facilities; he also worked with the NJ Energy conglomerate PSEG developing wind and solar generating assets in the ISO New England territory.
Earlier: Before moving into energy Ken had led six venture and angel-backed start-ups in the Internet communications and consumer advertising industries. He led the developement of two Internet strategy consulting firms whose clients included Priceline, Gap, and Levi Strauss, and previously he led the developemnt of VW.com 1.0 as well as several of the early internet advertising efforts by Titleist/Footjoy, NYNEX, and Bankof America.
Education: Ken holds an M. Ed. with honors, and a B.A. from the University of San Francisco. He has continued his education with multiple professional certificates in project management, MSOffice, MSProject, and Social Media Marketing.

Rich Aroian, Director of Partner Programs
Just Before: As the Director of Field Marketing for CA Technologies, Rich developed and executed the Channel Marketing startegy for CA's portfolio of Resellers and Value Added Distributors.
Earlier: He has helped ADC and Sybase create new Business Units, globalize their marketing and business developemnt organizations and successfully enter new markets. Rich has also held executive leadership positions in multiple start-ups and established strong market positions leading to significant sales growth and successful exits.
Education: Rich has an MBA from Babson College and is currently a lecturer on Channel Design and Management in their MBA Program.

	Ram Shelke, General Manager - Delivery Just Before: On-site Project Lead for Mahindra Satyam Earlier: Consultant at SONY USA, Mahindra Satyam, Birla Technologies Education: Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Pune University, India; MBA in Information Systems from University of Pune, India.