Customer Advisory Board

  • John Kahan

    DATA ANALYTICS ADVISOR
    John Kahan
    DATA ANALYTICS ADVISOR

    John Kahan is a seasoned board member with 30+ years of experience in for-profit and non-profit roles. He has spent roughly four decades working for Microsoft and IBM, transforming these companies with Data and AI. He is a data-driven leader, recognized as one of the top 15 data professionals globally by DatatechVibe. Currently, he serves on the boards of U.S. Venture, Equinauts, and Domino Data Lab, while also advising their CEOs on AI and Data Analytics strategies. In the non-profit sector, he is a Board Director of The Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) and Novartis Foundation. John holds an MBA from NYU Stern School of Business and a BS in Computer Science and Mathematics from The University of Binghamton. He is a proud parent, grand parent, avid traveler, and published photographer.

  • John Kahan

    DATA ANALYTICS ADVISOR
    John Kahan
    DATA ANALYTICS ADVISOR

    John Kahan is a seasoned board member with 30+ years of experience in for-profit and non-profit roles. He has spent roughly four decades working for Microsoft and IBM, transforming these companies with Data and AI. He is a data-driven leader, recognized as one of the top 15 data professionals globally by DatatechVibe. Currently, he serves on the boards of U.S. Venture, Equinauts, and Domino Data Lab, while also advising their CEOs on AI and Data Analytics strategies. In the non-profit sector, he is a Board Director of The Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) and Novartis Foundation. John holds an MBA from NYU Stern School of Business and a BS in Computer Science and Mathematics from The University of Binghamton. He is a proud parent, grand parent, avid traveler, and published photographer.

Customer Advisory Board

  • Venkat Rangapuram

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
    Venkat Rangapuram
    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Venkat joined in 2015 and has held multiple senior positions at both Pactera and Centific. He brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to his new role and has had a successful track record in transforming the company’s various business units into the digital paradigm over the last few years. Most significantly, Venkat has demonstrated the unique capability to effectively translate complex business and technology challenges to strategic business solutions, and then communicate these solutions to Centific’s enterprise clients.

  • Heng Lim

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
    Heng Lim
    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Heng is a seasoned executive with broad experience in building and transforming companies. He played a key role in building an information technology company from the startup phase until it was listed on the Nasdaq. Heng also brings to bear extensive consulting experience across industries internationally. His early career was with the Boston Consulting Group. He has also founded companies and acted as advisor to businesses in the electronic vehicle, augmented reality display, gaming, and green packaging sectors. Heng holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

  • Pamela Pei

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
    Pamela Pei
    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Pamela is a global executive with a strong finance, sales/business operations and merger/acquisition integration background. She has worked extensively in the information technology industry across the value chain from ground up business unit set up in new geographies to the sustainment of unit operations.

  • Dinesh Chandrasekar

    CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER
    Dinesh Chandrasekar
    CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER

    Dinesh has over 23 years of progressive technology and consulting experience in enterprise applications, advanced analytics, and digital technology platforms that encompass the cloud, artificial intelligence, IoT, and intelligent automations. Dinesh is a strategic technology leader who believes in enabling “technology equilibrium” for his clients through the right mix of digital and inherent technology capabilities. In his current as chief strategy officer for Centific, Dinesh spearheads the Digital Innovation, Solutions & Consulting (DISC) group.

  • Yong Liang

    CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
    Yong Liang
    CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

    Yong leads the Centific Information Technology organization and oversees all internal operations related to information technology infrastructure, information security, and internal hardware management. He formerly led the Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Tech practices and product management from idealization to product. Yong has also supported clients with digital transformation, enabling operations in China (including e-commerce and ecosystem management), GDPR security compliance, privacy, and more.

  • Vicky Hu

    SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, NORTHWEST CLIENT PARTNERSHIPS
    Vicky Hu
    SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, NORTHWEST CLIENT PARTNERSHIPS

    Vicky is senior vice president of Client Partnerships. She is responsible for driving the profitable revenue growth of relationships with large, strategic global accounts. As the leader of a global team, she ensures client satisfaction through world-class delivery.

Customer Advisory Board

  • John Kahan

    DATA ANALYTICS ADVISOR
    John Kahan
    DATA ANALYTICS ADVISOR

    John Kahan is a seasoned board member with 30+ years of experience in for-profit and non-profit roles. He has spent roughly four decades working for Microsoft and IBM, transforming these companies with Data and AI. He is a data-driven leader, recognized as one of the top 15 data professionals globally by DatatechVibe. Currently, he serves on the boards of U.S. Venture, Equinauts, and Domino Data Lab, while also advising their CEOs on AI and Data Analytics strategies. In the non-profit sector, he is a Board Director of The Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) and Novartis Foundation. John holds an MBA from NYU Stern School of Business and a BS in Computer Science and Mathematics from The University of Binghamton. He is a proud parent, grand parent, avid traveler, and published photographer.

  • Wei Gao

    EXECUTIVE, BOARD MEMBER, ADVISOR
    Wei Gao
    EXECUTIVE, BOARD MEMBER, ADVISOR

    Wei Gao has over 20 years of experience delivering innovative products and services leading to transformative changes in customer experience and business performance. Wei is currently a Venture Partner at Madrona Venture Group, serves on the board of ASOS.com, and is a founding member of Zero100's advisory board. Before joining Madrona, Wei was the COO of Hopin, a SaaS company enabling shared experiences. During her 16 years at Amazon, Wei led teams in eCommerce, Kindle, Supply Chain technologies, and Grocery. She holds an MSIS from UNC-CH and a bachelor's degree in finance from Nankai University.