Leadership

Vishal Sharma, Founder and CEO

Vishal is a serial entrepreneur and an internet evangelist who is responsible for product and technology innovation in addition to business modeling, strategy and finance. He has a decade of management experience in advertising, branding, marketing, and publishing in both interactive and traditional media. He has been a senior member of several leadership teams including 30Seven Design and iThink Labs, where he has experience in virtually all facets of building and managing an interactive media business, including the development of strategic alliances with global agencies. In his most recent role as Founder and CEO of iThink Labs Vishal led the business, managed multiple development teams and the delivery of over 4,000 interactive and online media programs. Vishal was also responsible for creating and driving product and service marketing and branding. Prior to iThink Labs Vishal built several web design and interactive media companies from the ground up, which were acquired. In addition he has a decade of experience consulting to medium and large scale manufacturing & IT companies in the areas of scaling and cross border business practices, networking, and systems integration. Vishal holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electronics from the University of Pune. Vishal has also been quoted in numerous publications including OMMA, Media Post, Times of India, TechWhack, Alootechie, Indian Web Start Ups, PluggdIn, Tech Pluto, Killer Startups, Social Median and Smart Techie.

Devaraj Southworth, Founder and President

Prior to his recent entrepreneurial successes as the Founder of 30Seven Design and iThink Labs Devaraj spent his career in management consulting, strategic planning, marketing and operations. Devaraj is responsible for sales, marketing, investor relations, board development, and business affairs. In his most recent role as CEO of 30Seven Design, Devaraj led the business, was responsible for defining the strategic roadmap and steering the company to its position as a leading provider of interactive, digital, and online media services globally before its sale in 2008. He has held leadership positions with Accenture and Deloitte, and in these capacities has been an advisor to such companies as Avaya, AXA, Bristol Myers Squibb, GE, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, PepsiCo, Pfizer, and Philip Morris. Devaraj earned Bachelor of Science degrees in Organizational Psychology and Journalism from Ohio Wesleyan University, and studied Business, Entrepreneurship and Japanese at Kansai International University in Osaka, Japan. He currently serves as an advisor to several companies in various industry segments including entertainment, human resources, banking and finance, technology and not for profit. Devaraj has also been a panelist and shared his views on entrepreneurship and digital media at several national conferences, including the International Radio & Television Society. Devaraj has also been quoted in numerous publications including the Washington Post, OMMA, Media Post, Times of India, UTVi, TechWhack, eMarketing, Indian Web Start Ups, PluggdIn, Tech Pluto, Killer Startups, Social Median and Smart Techie.

Anup Badhe, CTO

Anup has over a decade of experience in software and product development and is responsible for product architecture and delivery. He is responsible for identifying new enabling technologies and applications on the Internet and other platforms for the company. In addition to his vast technical expertise, Anup has considerable experience creating pioneering solutions to tailor products to clients' specific requirements. Prior to his current role, Anup worked for Synechron Technologies as a Senior Delivery Manager and managed various teams specializing in grid computing and application virtualization environments, delivering products to a number of clients including Wachovia Bank. Previous to that he was a Technical Manager at Avaya, where he led large scale telecom projects and provided technical leadership and guidance to several development teams. Anup has also served as a Senior Systems Analyst for IBM, working on product architecture and design for a number of IBM clients in the financial services sector. Anup holds Bachelor of Science degrees in Engineering and Computer Science from the University of Pune. Anup has also been quoted in numerous publications including Smart Techie.