The Software Report is pleased to announce The Top 25 Data Management and Analytics Executives of 2025. This year’s awardees are the architects behind some of the most critical platforms in enterprise data and AI. As organizations grapple with the growing complexity of modern data environments, these leaders are driving the technologies and strategies that make trusted, actionable data possible.
Whether building real-time data infrastructure, advancing AI-powered analytics, or rethinking how teams interact with information, the executives on this year’s list are pushing the boundaries of the industry. Many have launched category-defining platforms that eliminate bottlenecks between data engineering and business insight. Others are transforming legacy systems to enable seamless integration across clouds, teams, and tools. Collectively, they are shaping the technical foundation upon which the next generation of intelligent business applications will be built.
Their work spans the full data lifecycle: integration, observability, governance, and AI enablement. Some, like George Fraser of Fivetran and Ed Thompson of Matillion, are focused on streamlining how data flows across systems and into analytic models. Others, such as Barr Moses of Monte Carlo and Madalina Tanasie of Collibra, are addressing trust to ensure that data is not only accessible, but also reliable and governed. Meanwhile, leaders like Mike Capone of Qlik and Omri Kohl of Pyramid Analytics are redefining how end users engage with data through intuitive, AI-augmented experiences.
These executives were selected through a rigorous process that considered each leader’s technological vision, industry contributions, and ability to execute in complex and fast-evolving environments. Please join us in celebrating The Top 25 Data Management and Analytics Executives of 2025.
1. Steve McMillan
Company: Teradata
Title: President and CEO
Steve McMillan is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Teradata. Teradata is a global data and analytics company best known for its flagship platform, Vantage, which enables large enterprises to manage and analyze data across multi-cloud and on-premises environments. Vantage supports advanced analytics, including machine learning and AI, and integrates with open-source tools. The platform includes ClearScape Analytics, a suite of in-database capabilities for model development, deployment, and lifecycle management at scale.
With more than two decades of technology experience, McMillan is a seasoned executive with a track record of transforming enterprise services and product businesses into industry-leading cloud portfolio offerings. To each new position, he brings a focus on driving value for customers and delivering customer satisfaction.
Prior to joining Teradata, McMillan served as the executive vice president of global services for F5 Networks. Prior to that, he was with Oracle, where he served as the senior vice president of customer success and managed cloud services. He also had an extended career at IBM, where he held increasingly senior leadership positions, driving operations and execution with a consistent record of exceeding revenue and profit targets, business transformation, and collaborative leadership. McMillan holds a bachelor's degree in management and computer science from Aston University in Birmingham, England.
2. Mike Capone
Company: Qlik
Title: CEO
Mike Capone is the CEO of Qlik. Qlik provides data integration, analytics, and AI/ML tools used by over 40,000 organizations worldwide. Its platform supports scalable machine learning, intuitive visualizations, and robust data governance, helping teams analyze diverse data sources and surface patterns that inform decision-making.
Capone has guided Qlik through 14 acquisitions and significant R&D investments, ultimately establishing the platform as an accessible and scalable solution that is firmly aligned with businesses’ objectives. Before joining Qlik, he was the COO at Medidata Solutions, where he guided the company’s strategy in providing a comprehensive cloud platform that leverages data and analytics to transform clinical trials in the healthcare, life sciences, and pharma markets. He also held multiple senior positions at ADP, where he was responsible for delivering essential services to over 600,000 companies and 39 million employees worldwide.
In addition to his work at Qlik, Capone serves on the board of Dynatrace, a leader in the unified security and observability space, and is Chairman of the Board of Greenphire, a company specializing in clinical trial payments. Capone graduated from Pace University with an MBA in finance and from Dickinson College with a bachelor’s degree in computer science.
3. George Fraser
Company: Fivetran
Title: CEO
George Fraser is the CEO of Fivetran, having first joined the company in 2012. Fivetran, a global leader in data movement, helps customers use their data to power everything from AI applications and ML models to predictive analytics and operational workloads. The Fivetran platform reliably and securely centralizes data from hundreds of SaaS applications and databases into any cloud destination, whether deployed on-premises, in the cloud, or in a hybrid environment. Thousands of global brands, including Autodesk, Condé Nast, JetBlue, and Morgan Stanley trust Fivetran to move their most valuable data assets to fuel analytics, drive operational efficiencies, and power innovation.
Previously, Fraser was a scientist at Emerald Therapeutics. He earned a PhD in neurobiology from the University of Pittsburgh and a bachelor’s degree in cognitive science from Carnegie Mellon University.
4. Daren Thayne
Company: Domo
Title: CTO and EVP of Product
Daren Thayne is the founding CTO and EVP of Product at Domo. Domo’s AI and Data Products Platform empowers organizations to strengthen every stage of their data journey. From connecting and integrating data from any source to preparing it for exploration and expanding access across teams, Domo accelerates the delivery of business-critical insights. With AI-driven tools built into the platform, businesses can unlock deeper intelligence and make faster, smarter decisions.
Thayne draws from more than 20 years of product and technology leadership to oversee all of Domo's product development, technology, and infrastructure. Prior to Domo, Thayne held the position of chief technology officer and senior vice president of development at Ancestry.com, where he built the site's SaaS platform from the ground up. Thayne has also served as chief information officer at Interbank FX, has managed virtually all engineering resources for WordPerfect, and has overseen teams at Open Market, Corel, and Novell. Thayne holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering and an MBA from Brigham Young University.
5. Cindi Howson
Company: ThoughtSpot
Title: Chief Data & AI Strategy Officer
Cindi Howson is the Chief Data Strategy Officer of ThoughtSpot. ThoughtSpot empowers every user to explore and generate insights from business data through its intuitive natural language search. The platform combines unified analytics capabilities with Spotter, an AI analyst that delivers precise, transparent, and personalized insights, ensuring decisions are both data-driven and actionable. Howson is a business analytics and BI thought leader and expert that bridges business needs with technology. In her role, she advises top clients on data strategy and best practices to become a data-driven business and influences ThoughtSpot’s product strategy.
Howson was previously a Gartner research Vice President and was the lead author for the data and analytics maturity model and analytics and BI Magic Quadrant. She introduced new research in data and AI for good, NLP/BI Search, and augmented analytics and brought both the BI bake offs and innovation panels to Gartner globally. She also served as a faculty member at The Data Warehousing Institute for more than 10 years, and held leadership positions at Deloitte & Touche and Dow Chemical. She holds an MBA from Rice University and a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Maryland.
6. Lee McCance
Company: Adverity
Title: Chief Product Officer
Lee McCance is the Chief Product Officer of Adverity, a centralized data management platform designed for modern marketing. With automated connections to hundreds of data sources and destinations, advanced transformation capabilities, and AI-powered data governance, Adverity streamlines data workflows, enhances trust in data, and enables informed, data-driven decisions across an organization.
In his role, McCance drives Adverity’s global product vision, with a focus on next-generation innovation and customer-centric execution, across its data integration, management, and AI-powered analytics capabilities. McCance brings over two decades of experience in building and scaling product organizations across industries, including marketing, advertising, and enterprise technology.
Prior to joining Adverity, he served as president of reporting and analytics at Choreograph, WPP and GroupM’s global data and technology company. There, he oversaw both product and engineering functions, delivering reporting and analytics solutions across cloud data infrastructure, ingestion, modeling, business intelligence, and advanced analytics. He has also held product and program leadership positions at Essence, Super Happy Games, The Workshop, and McAfee. McCance earned a post-graduate diploma in business administration and management from the University of Warwick and studied at the University of Leicester.
7. Barr Moses
Company: Monte Carlo
Title: Co-Founder and CEO
Barr Moses is the Co-Founder and CEO of Monte Carlo. Monte Carlo is redefining data quality management for the modern data and AI landscape. As a platform for data and AI observability, Monte Carlo enables enterprise organizations to detect, resolve, and prevent issues in their data pipelines and AI systems with speed and precision. With end-to-end observability, Monte Carlo ensures trusted data is always available, helping teams maintain accuracy, reliability, and confidence in their data-driven decisions.
Moses brings over 20 years of experience to her current role. Before joining Monte Carlo, Moses was VP of customer success operations at Gainsight and, before that, a management consultant at Bain & Company. Earlier in her career, she was a commander in the Israeli Air Force, where she analyzed intelligence data to support sensitive decisions for operative units. Moses graduated from Stanford University with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and computational science.
8. Thomas Siebel
Company: C3 AI
Title: CEO
Thomas Siebel is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of C3 AI, a leading enterprise AI software provider that empowers organizations to harness their data for transformative outcomes. From mitigating supply chain disruptions and reducing energy costs to optimizing patient care through connected health systems, C3 AI delivers real-time, AI-powered insights that drive efficiency and sustainability. Integrated with the C3 Agentic AI Platform and a suite of proven, industry-specific applications, it enables organizations to automate workflows, enhance decision-making, and unlock new levels of operational excellence.
Previously, Siebel was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Siebel Systems, which merged with Oracle Corporation in 2006. Before that, he served as CEO of Gain Technology. Siebel currently serves as a member of the College of Engineering boards at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the University of California, Berkeley. He is also the author of four books, including Digital Transformation: Survive and Thrive in an Era of Mass Extinction. Siebel graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor’s degree, an MBA, and a master’s degree.
9. Ariel Katz
Company: Sisense
Title: CEO
Ariel Katz is the CEO of Sisense. Sisense is an API-first analytics platform designed to modernize business intelligence by embedding in-context analytics directly into products and workflows. This integration empowers organizations to deliver action-oriented insights where decisions are made, significantly enhancing decision intelligence across the enterprise. Founded in Israel in 2004, Sisense has grown into a global company with offices in New York, London, and Tel Aviv, serving over 2,000 customers. With a strong focus on innovation and scalability, Sisense enables companies to transform complex data into impactful, real-time decisions through flexible, embedded analytics solutions.
Katz brings over 30 years of experience to his current role. Before joining Sisense, Katz was a general manager at Microsoft, where he played a key role in establishing and building Power BI, one of the world’s leading cloud BI services. He also led the development of Dynamics 365 for Sales, and helped turn it into a smart and modern cloud service. He was also previously VP of R&D and general manager at Astea International. Earlier in his career, he worked with Intel as a development team leader. Katz graduated from Technion - Israel Institute of Technology with a bachelor’s degree in computer science.
10. Ed Thompson
Company: Matillion
Title: Chief Technology Officer
Ed Thompson is the Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder of Matillion, a leading data pipeline platform designed to help data teams build, manage, and scale pipelines faster for AI and analytics. With a focus on productivity and efficiency, Matillion offers no-code and AI-powered capabilities that streamline pipeline creation, enable seamless data integration across diverse sources, and ensure data is prepared and optimized for AI and analytics workflows. Built to harness the scalability and processing power of modern cloud data platforms and cloud providers, Matillion equips organizations with the tools to accelerate insights and innovation across their data ecosystems.
Thompson started his career as an IBM software consultant and spent 11 years consulting for some of the premier blue-chip companies in the UK. Along with CEO Matthew Scullion, he launched Matillion in 2011 and set about building a team of data integration experts and software engineers. He and his team launched Matillion’s flagship ETL product in 2014, which has driven the company’s growth ever since. Thompson graduated from the University of Salford with a degree in computer science.
11. Mark Cusack
Company: Yellowbrick Data
Title: Chief Technology Officer
Mark Cusack is the Chief Technology Officer of Yellowbrick Data. Yellowbrick is a SQL data platform designed for enterprise data warehousing, ad-hoc and streaming analytics, as well as AI and BI workloads. Built on Kubernetes, Yellowbrick delivers exceptional speed and scalability with minimal infrastructure requirements. The platform can be deployed across public and private clouds, on-premises data centers, laptops, and edge environments, offering a private data cloud experience that ensures data remains under customer control, supporting data residency and sovereignty requirements.
Prior to joining Yellowbrick, Cusack was vice president of data and analytics at Teradata, with lead product management responsibility for the data warehouse and advanced analytics portfolio. There, he led the effort to augment the Teradata database with machine learning and graph analytics capabilities, culminating in the release of Vantage, the most widely adopted Teradata version to date. Prior to that, Cusack was a lead scientist in the UK Ministry of Defence, developing parallel and distributed simulation frameworks to support training and operations. Cusack holds a bachelor’s degree in physics, a master’s degree in computing, and a PhD in computational physics from Newcastle University.
12. Omri Kohl
Company: Pyramid Analytics
Title: Co-Founder & CEO
Omri Kohl is the CEO and Co-Founder of Pyramid Analytics. The company’s decision intelligence platform brings together data preparation, business analytics, and data science in a single environment. Designed to work directly on existing data without requiring extraction or duplication, Pyramid enables governed self-service analysis across technical skill levels. Its no-code interface supports both simple and advanced use cases, helping organizations take a more unified approach to data-driven decision-making.
Kohl leads the company’s strategy and operations through a fast-growing data and analytics market. He brings a deep understanding of analytics and AI technologies, valuable management experience, and a natural ability to challenge conventional thinking. Kohl is a highly experienced entrepreneur with a proven track record in developing and managing fast-growth companies.
Kohl first got his start in 2000 as the the founder and CEO of Backside, an internet monetization platform. He also went on to found pdway and then Newton, an educational platform that promotes scientific thinking and cognitive development through advanced, tech-driven learning tools. Kohl holds a bachelor’s degree in economics, finance, and business management from Bar-Ilan University and an MBA in international business management from the New York University Stern School of Business.
13. Raj Verma
Company: SingleStore
Title: CEO
Raj Verma is the CEO of SingleStore, having first joined the company in 2020. SingleStore provides a database that empowers users to transact, analyze, and search data in real time. It empowers the world’s makers to build, deploy, and scale modern, intelligent applications, backed by streaming data ingestion, a unique table type that supports both transactional and analytical workloads, limitless point-in-time recovery, and a distributed (shared-nothing), MySQL-compatible architecture.
As CEO, Verma is responsible for leading the company, driving its growth, and charting its forward direction on behalf of its customers, investors, and employees. With over 25 years of experience in the tech industry, Verma has worked with clients across multiple industries and organizations, from start-ups to the enterprise level. He is currently a member of the Forbes Business Council and the World Economic Forum.
Previously, Verma was co-CEO at MemSQL and, before that, chief revenue officer at Apttus. Earlier in his career, he worked with Wipro as a senior marketing executive. Verma earned a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Bangalore University.
14. Kim Stroh
Company: Persefoni
Title: Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer
Kim Stroh is the Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer at Persefoni. Persefoni AI Inc. provides businesses and financial institutions with software and AI-driven tools to manage their carbon footprint and sustainability reporting with the same rigor and confidence as financial reporting. The company’s platform enables streamlined carbon footprint calculations, development of decarbonization strategies, and audit-ready disclosures aligned with global standards. With built-in AI and automation, Persefoni simplifies complex climate data, transforming emissions insights into actionable strategies.
As a trained computer scientist and mathematician, Stroh brings product development and architecture experience to bear in her role. She has significant startup experience, including as a key product leader at one of the records management sector’s first SaaS vendors. Her background also includes a sophisticated understanding of enterprise systems, having spent a decade leading the development of proprietary applications at a Fortune 500 company.
Previously, Stroh was a manager at Chesapeake Energy and, before that, a technical consultant at Rana Consulting LLC. Earlier in her career, she worked with Mid-Continent Life Insurance as a PC specialist. Stroh earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and computer science from the University of Central Oklahoma.
15. Venky Veeraraghavan
Company: DataRobot
Title: Chief Product Officer
Venky Veeraraghavan is the Chief Product Officer of DataRobot, a leading provider of AI applications and platforms, empowering organizations to drive measurable business impact while minimizing risk. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, DataRobot supports companies across industries with end-to-end AI solutions, from data preparation to deployment and monitoring, helping them turn data into a strategic advantage. Currently, more than 1,000 organizations worldwide—including BCG, Boston Children’s Hospital, FordDirect, Old Mutual, Razorpay, and the U.S. Army—rely on DataRobot’s enterprise-ready AI systems.
In his current role, Veeraraghavan drives the definition and delivery of the DataRobot Enterprise AI suite. He has over 25 years of experience in big data and AI, having first got his start in 1995 as a developer at Trilogy, before eventually rising to vice president of product management at Microsoft, his most recent position prior to joining DataRobot. Veeraraghavan graduated from Rice University with a bachelor’s degree in computer science.
16. Madalina Tanasie
Company: Collibra
Title: Chief Technology Officer
Madalina Tanasie is the Chief Technology Officer of Collibra. Collibra provides data and AI governance tools designed to help organizations manage, document, and oversee their data assets across diverse systems. Its platform offers features for data cataloging, lineage tracking, policy enforcement, and access management, with the goal of improving transparency, control, and collaboration across teams. By combining a semantic graph model with an interface built for both technical and business users, Collibra supports efforts to maintain data quality, meet compliance requirements, and scale responsible AI initiatives.
As CTO, Tanasie leads software engineering, architecture, production engineering, test engineering, and security. She has more than 18 years of leadership experience in software engineering, including service oriented architecture, cloud-native distributed systems, and product operations with a focus on engineering practices, scale, and operational excellence. She is also a sponsor of Collibra’s Women in Technology group and an active member of CHIEF, a network focused on connecting and supporting women executive leaders.
Prior to joining Collibra, Tanasie served as vice president of engineering for Medidata Solutions. She also previously held software engineering roles at the NYC Department of Education and TotalSoft. Tanasie has master’s and bachelor’s degrees in computer science from the University Politehnica of Bucharest.
17. Osama Elkady
Company: Incorta
Title: Co-Founder and CEO
Osama Elkady is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Incorta. Incorta enables real-time analysis of complex business data without the need for complex ETL processes. By enabling direct analysis on raw, source-identical data, Incorta provides faster, more accurate insights while removing barriers to exploration. Its solutions offer low-code/no-code tools, AI-powered querying through Nexus, and prebuilt business data applications that help teams gain essential insights more quickly and efficiently.
Previously, Elkady was the VP of Applications Development at Oracle, where he developed and helped bring to market Oracle’s enterprise applications and business intelligence tools. Earlier in his career, he worked with Gulf Technology as a software engineer on the communication software team. He holds multiple patents related to data management and has invented new approaches to mobile strategy and information discovery. Elkady earned a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering from Ain Shams University.
18. Evan Cummack
Company: Aerospike
Title: Chief Product Officer
Evan Cummack is the Chief Product Officer of Aerospike, a real-time database platform engineered for infinite scale, ultra-low latency, and high throughput, delivering both speed and cost efficiency. Aerospike supports some of the world’s leading organizations, including Adobe, Airtel, Criteo, DBS Bank, Experian, PayPal, Snap, and Sony Interactive Entertainment. Headquartered in Mountain View, California, the company also maintains offices in London, Bangalore, and Tel Aviv.
As Aerospike’s Chief Product Officer, Cummack brings deep experience building and growing successful developer products and platforms, along with a passion for delivering exceptional developer experiences. A former general manager at Twilio, Cummack founded and grew the company’s Solutions Architecture organization before kicking off the company's first Web and Mobile SDK initiatives and eventually co-founding a standalone business unit targeting hardware device developers. After Twilio, Cummack was CEO of Fin.com, an analytics startup. Cummack currently serves on the investment committee of Zenda Capital, a seed fund, and is an active advisor to venture-funded startups. Cummack studied at the Victoria University of Wellington.
19. Derek Slager
Company: Amperity
Title: Co-Founder and CTO
Derek Slager is the Co-Founder and CTO of Amperity, a global leader in customer data management, offering a Customer Data Cloud that enables brands to convert raw customer data into strategic assets with speed and precision. Leveraging AI-powered identity resolution, customizable data models, and intelligent automation, Amperity empowers technologists to eliminate data bottlenecks and accelerate measurable business impact. More than 400 brands worldwide, including Alaska Airlines, DICK'S Sporting Goods, BECU, and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, rely on Amperity to drive customer insights and revenue growth. Founded in 2016, the company operates globally with offices in Seattle, New York City, London, and Melbourne.
As CTO, Slager leads the company’s product, engineering, operations, and information security teams to deliver on Amperity’s mission to help people use data to serve customers. Slager first got his start in 1997 as a software developer at Activate. He went on to hold several engineering leadership positions at various business and consumer-facing startups, focusing on large-scale distributed systems and security, and was on the founding team at Appature. Most recently, he was the senior director of engineering at IMS Health.
20. Mike Palmer
Company: Sigma Computing
Title: CEO
Mike Palmer is the CEO of Sigma Computing, a cloud analytics platform that aims to redefine how businesses interact with their data. Unlike traditional business intelligence tools, Sigma offers a familiar spreadsheet-like interface, empowering users of all technical levels to explore and analyze data directly at the speed and scale of the cloud. With Sigma, users can uncover what happened, understand why it happened, and predict what will happen, all without writing code.
Palmer has more than two decades of experience in the technology industry, developing and delivering solutions for the enterprise at startups and Fortune 500 companies. As a former CMO, CPO, and GM across the enterprise technology landscape, Palmer specializes in helping companies transform, grow, and scale innovation from idea to broad market success. Prior to joining Sigma, Palmer served as the CPO at Druva where he defined a lower cost revenue acquisition model, increased net retention, and reimagined processes and technology by replacing antiquated on-premise solutions with emerging cloud technologies and services. Palmer earned a bachelor’s degree in developmental biology and Spanish literature from the University of Rochester.
21. David Mariani
Company: AtScale
Title: Chief Technology Officer
Dave Mariani is the Chief Technology Officer of AtScale. AtScale is a universal semantic layer platform designed to bridge the gap between business users and data. It empowers organizations to deliver governed, AI-ready analytics at scale across all business intelligence and artificial intelligence tools. With AtScale, enterprises can define consistent business metrics across platforms like Power BI, Tableau, and Excel, enable trusted generative AI experiences through natural language querying, and optimize cloud data warehouse costs by eliminating redundant data movement.
Mariani is a big data visionary and serial entrepreneur who brings nearly 40 years of experience to his current role. Before joining AtScale, he was VP of engineering at Klout and, before that, VP of development and user data and analytics at Yahoo!. Earlier in his career, he worked with Treasury Services Corporation as director of product. Mariani graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with a bachelor’s degree in economics.
22. Kishore Gopalakrishna
Company: StarTree
Title: Co-Founder and CEO
Kishore Gopalakrishna is the Co-Founder and CEO of StarTree. StarTree, powered by Apache Pinot™, is a platform for delivering continuous insights at scale. It transforms raw data streams—such as clickstreams, logs, vector embeddings, and sensor data—into real-time analytics. The platform supports customer-facing and agent-facing data products as well as operational intelligence applications. Apache Pinot™ is designed for real-time analytics, enabling the ingestion of large-scale data streams with millisecond freshness, sub-second aggregations, and the ability to handle tens of thousands of queries per second. Founded by the original engineering team behind Apache Pinot™, StarTree is used by companies across various industries, including Uber, LinkedIn, Stripe, Target, 7-Eleven, NuBank, Etsy, Walmart, and Together AI.
Gopalakrishna first got his start in 2002 as an application developer at Oracle. From there, he went on to Tavant, before eventually becoming the founding engineer at Stealth Mode Startup Company, his most recent position prior to founding StarTree. Gopalakrishna graduated from the National Institute of Technology Karnataka with a bachelor’s degree in electrical and electronics.
23. Barry McCardel
Company: Hex Technologies
Title: Co-Founder and CEO
Barry McCardel is the Co-Founder and CEO of Hex Technologies. Hex is transforming the way people interact with data by providing a collaborative and shareable analytics workspace. The platform enables users to explore data, ask complex questions, and share insights seamlessly, all within a single, integrated environment. With a vision to unlock the full potential of data analytics, Hex empowers teams to work more efficiently and communicate findings without friction.
Previously, McCardel was senior director of operations and strategy at Formation Bio and, before that, he led teams at Palantir Technologies. Earlier in his career, he worked with PwC as a senior associate. McCardel earned a bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University.
24. Martin Zahumensky
Company: Ataccama
Title: Chief Technology Officer
Martin Zahumensky is the Chief Technology Officer of Ataccama, an international software company specializing in advanced solutions for data quality, master data management, data governance, and big data. The company delivers technology designed to help organizations manage and harness their data effectively. Renowned for its reliability and performance, Ataccama’s platform is trusted by leading financial institutions, commercial enterprises, and government agencies.
Zahumensky brings over 20 years of experience to his current role. Before joining Ataccama, Zahumensky co-founded Market Locator and, before that, founded and served as CEO of Instarea. Earlier in his career, he worked with Accenture as a service manager. Zahumensky graduated from the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava with a master’s degree in telecommunications.
25. Vivek Garud
Company: Bidgely
Title: Co-Founder & CTO
Vivek Garud is the Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Bidgely. Bidgely serves as a vital innovation partner in the field of UtilityAI, leveraging its patented disaggregation technology to unlock new opportunities for utilities. The company empowers utility providers to enhance shareholder value, deliver personalized customer engagement, and modernize grid operations. With over 15 million homes under contract, Bidgely is trusted by leading utilities worldwide.
Previously, Garud was a senior software development engineer at Tellme Networks and, before that, a principal software architect at Nominum Inc. Earlier in his career, he worked with Geometric Software as a software engineer. Garud earned a bachelor’s degree in computer science and engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.
