Creators and Guests

Ansh is a Senior VP of Technology at Reltio. He builds awesome teams and cutting edge tech. Always learning.

Innovative and strategic Community Engagement Director with over 15 years of experience scaling communities and driving engagement within start-up environments and established companies. Proven track record of steering product strategy, driving growth through data-driven decisions, and thriving in high-pace, “0-to-1” scenarios. A flexible problem-solver known for a creative and tenacious approach to challenges, backed by robust analytical acumen and an entrepreneurial mindset.

Manish is the CEO, Founder and Chairman of Reltio, the first cloud-native, software-as-a-service (SaaS) data platform. An entrepreneur with a vision of the big-picture ways data can drive business and industry transformations, Manish founded Reltio in 2011 to help organizations accelerate the value of their data and deliver on business outcomes. Since its inception, Manish has led Reltio’s evolution from the concept stage to a high-growth company valued at $1.7 billion with more than $100 million in annual revenue (ARR).

Asha Saxena is a strategic, innovative leader with a proven track record of building successful tech businesses for over 28 years. With a strong academic background, creative problem-solving skills, and an effective management style. She has been instrumental in building business models for success. Asha Saxena is the Founder and CEO of Women Leaders in Data and AI (WLDA), an organization bringing senior leaders together with a mission to create an impactful digital world with parity and equity. Asha Saxena is also a partner at CEO Coaching International, a leading coaching firm for growth-focused CEOs and entrepreneurs, where we follow a practical and proven methodology to help CEOs and their teams perform at their very best and achieve their business goals. As a Board Advisor and an Adjunct Professor at Columbia University, she teaches graduate classes on Management Consulting, Entrepreneurship and Big Data Analytics. She has served a four-year term as Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Columbia Business School. Published Author, Columnist at Entrepreneur Magazine, Asha Saxena is a well-known key-note speaker on Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Women in Technology, Artificial Intelligence and Big Data.

Transformational leader with a passion for winning, making a difference in others and creating lasting value for high growth enterprises Established success developing/optimizing high impact organizations across diverse revenue models: Direct, Indirect, Managed Service and Multiple Routes to Market Direct worldwide revenue goals ranging $25M to $400M+; Direct headcount responsibility exceeding 500 Relevant industry experience spanning both emerging and established technologies: SaaS, Mobile, Digital, API's, Security, ERP, CRM, Virtualization, App Performance/Monitoring/Optimization

Gordon C. (Gordy) Brooks is Reltio's Chief Financial Officer, responsible for overseeing global accounting, finance, tax, IT, Information Security and operations. Prior to Reltio, Gordy was with FinancialForce where he served as CFO . Gordy has more than two decades of senior financial leadership experience at notable companies, serving as CFO of Citrix GetGo, Aerohive Networks and Blue Coat Systems, and holding other senior finance positions at VMware, BEA Systems, and Microsoft/WebTV Networks. Gordy began his career in audit in the Palo Alto office of Ernst & Young. Gordy received a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance from Notre Dame de Namur University and received his Master in Accounting degree from the University of Southern California Leventhal School of Accounting.

Independent Director - Walgreens Boots Alliance | Global Chief Data Officer at IBM 2015-2023 | Industry pioneer driving business transformation

As the VP of Enterprise Data and Analytics at Workday, he works diligently to synergize the best efforts of Workmates, focusing on aligning around crucial priorities and establishing a library of reusable and reliable data and analytics assets. Boasting extensive experience as a technical consultant and senior executive in the realms of enterprise technology and analytics, he combines a wealth of knowledge in software, consulting, and client-side experience. This unique blend equips him with a deep understanding of the distinct challenges associated with the Chief Data Officer (CDO) function.

As the Global Vice President of Alliances at Reltio, she is responsible for expanding and fostering the partner ecosystem that enables their customers to leverage the power of our cloud data platform. With over 25 years of experience in the software industry, she has a deep understanding of the dynamic business climate and the value of data-driven solutions.

An experienced business-technology leader, board member and advisor with product and engineering background over two decades Experienced in building and managing highly scalable engineering products in varied leadership roles across Consumer Retail, Digital Advertising, Logistics, Investment Banking, Fintech, and Consulting domains. Experienced in leading high-impact teams globally, hire and retain diverse talent. In my two decades plus of technology journey, I've owned, operated, and scaled all facets of engineering, data and product teams to impact business outcomes. I collaborate effectively with business and technology to drive innovation, technology product roadmap, identify new market opportunities, GTM strategies through data driven signals, and uncover operational efficiencies. My experience lies in instrumenting and executing technology product vision through a deep understanding of data, engineering, machine learning and market research as my core strength. I'm passionate about learning through experimentation, building partnerships quickly with internal and external partners.

Vice President of Product Management

Venkitesh Subramanian (Venki) is a product management leader with a passion for building technology-driven solutions for solving complex problems with a focus on simplicity and excellent user experience. Venki has extensive experience with new product introductions as well as managing in-market solutions for several industries like Consumer Products, High-Tech, and Discrete Manufacturing. As a product manager, Venki has developed product strategy and go-to-market plans for multiple new Cloud and Mobile Customer Engagement solutions and realized growth targets working closely with sales, consulting, and customer success teams, as well as partners. His experience spans several domains such as Customer Engagement and Supply Chain Management solutions, Social and Mobile, Data Management and Synchronization solutions, and Application Integration. Venki likes to stay abreast of the latest technology and trends and enjoys prototyping his ideas with new tools and technologies. Outside work, he enjoys road biking, running, and spending time with friends and family.

Willem Koenders is a Global Leader in Data Strategy at ZS Associates, with >10 years’ experience advising leading organizations on how to leverage data to build and sustain a competitive advantage. He has served clients across Europe, Asia, the United States, and Latin America, is business fluent in English, Spanish, and Dutch, and certified in AWS, GCP, DAMA-DMBOK2, and Informatica. He is passionate about data-driven transformations and a strong believer in "data governance by design." Before his current role at ZS, he worked in the US and Latin America practice of Deloitte, where he served as the country lead for Nicaragua and Honduras, and as the Data Strategy & Data Management Capability Lead for Spanish LATAM. Previously, Willem worked for ~5 years in Monitor Deloitte’s strategy consulting practice providing integrated Corporate & Business Unit Strategy, Customer & Marketing Strategy, (Digital) Innovation Strategy, Pricing and Demand Analytics, and Economic and Social Strategy as a means to assist organizations in addressing their toughest challenges.