Born out of a single software solution designed to help MSPs gain control of their help desk and billing, ConnectWise has grown into a robust platform of software built for technology solutions providers (TSPs) to run their entire as-a-service business.

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Raghu Ram B. was most recently senior vice president of engineering at Global Payments. There, he led a team that built new payment technology products and platforms. Overall, he has 20 years of experience focusing on cloud transformation and modernizing legacy platforms.

Bongula’s background includes leading cloud migration teams, and building mobile and web solutions. He also has delivered APIs and “real-time, event-driven solutions” for the financial services industry.

Raghu Ram Bongula

Jake Varghese is the current GM of Business Management at [ConnectWise](/org/connectwise). Jake has previously worked as the Senior Director of Engineering at servicenow from January 2012 to January 2016, and as a Group Product Manager at Microsoft from January 1998 to January 2012.

Jake Varghese completed their undergraduate degree at the University of Chicago.

Their manager is Jason Magee, CEO. They are on a team with Jeff Bishop - EVP & GM, Product Management, Raffael Marty - GM, Cybersecurity, and Ameer Karim - GM, Unified Monitoring & Management.

Jake Varghese

Patrick Beggs is the Chief Information Security Officer at [ConnectWise](/org/connectwise). Patrick has over 20 years of experience in the IT industry and has held various leadership positions in both the private and public sectors. 

Most recently, Patrick served as the Global Head of Cybersecurity Operations at [Cognizant](/org/cognizant), where they were responsible for leading a team of more than 150 personnel across five countries. Patrick's primary responsibilities included overseeing the Cyber SOC Operations, Cyber Incident Response, Forensic Investigations, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Threat Hunting, Red Team Exercises, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Cyber Insider Threat and Cyber Metrics and Automation.

Prior to joining [Cognizant](/org/cognizant), Patrick served as the Head of Cyber Defense Development and Incident Response at AIG. In this role, they were responsible for guiding threat mitigation operations, including threat behavior profile development, analyst leadership, adversary hunt missions, detection gap analysis and status reporting on critical incidents and security projects. Patrick also served as the liaison between upper-level executive leadership and the principals, engineering and product management teams.

Patrick is a subject matter expert in cyber security operations and emerging practices and protocols. Patrick holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science from the University of Arizona.

Patrick Beggs received a B.S. in Political Science from [Radford University](/org/radford-university).

Patrick Beggs reports to Jason Magee, CEO. Some of their coworkers include Jitendra Pathak - SVP, Service Delivery, Clint Maddox - Chief Revenue Officer, and Brad Surminsky - CFO.

Patrick Beggs

Ameer Karim is the current GM of Unified Monitoring & Management at [ConnectWise](/org/connectwise). Prior to this, they were the EVP of Product at Absolute Software from January 2019 to December 2022. Ameer has also held the title of VP & GM of Network and IoT Security at Symantec from April 2014 to October 2019, and VP of Hybrid TV Americas at Entone from January 2010 to December 2012. Ameer began their career as an advisor at Zensys in January 2006 and remained there until December 2008 when the company was acquired by Sigma Designs.

They work with Clint Maddox - Chief Revenue Officer, Chris Timms - EVP, Growth, and Jeff Bishop - EVP & GM, Product Management. Ameer Karim reports to Jason Magee, CEO.

Ameer Karim

Swami Nathan

Josh Poe is currently the Chief Legal Officer at [ConnectWise](/org/connectwise). Josh has held this position since January 2014. Prior to that, they were the Vice President and Senior Counsel at CA Technologies from November 2006 to January 2014. Before that, they were the Senior Corporate Counsel at Danka Office Imaging Company from January 2001 to December 2006. Josh began their career as a Partner/Associate at a private law practice from January 1992 to December 2001.

Josh Poe attended Maclay Preparatory School and then the [University of Florida](/org/university-of-florida). After college, they attended law school at Florida State University College of Law and Loyola University New Orleans College of Law.

Josh Poe works with Geoffrey Willison - COO, Amy Lucia - Chief Marketing Officer, and Clint Maddox - Chief Revenue Officer. Josh Poe reports to Jason Magee, CEO.

Josh Poe

David Weiss is an Operating Partner at [Thoma Bravo](/org/thoma-bravo). David is a seasoned executive with over 25 years in the software business. From 2002 until 2011, he served as President and CEO of Numara Software, Inc. (formerly Blue Ocean Software), where he led the company to significant growth through product and market expansion. Prior to Numara, David served as vice president of worldwide marketing for Citrix Systems, Inc. during its rapid expansion from a small, private company to a global leader in remote access software solutions. He also was part of the founding team of a VC-funded software company in the late 1990s, and he spent seven years at Lotus and five years at IBM in various sales, marketing and technical positions. David has BS degrees in Computer Science and Economics from [Duke University](/org/duke-university).



David Weiss

Brad Surminsky is the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for [ConnectWise](/org/connectwise). He is responsible for overseeing accounting, finance, treasury, tax, legal, business operations, facilities and procurement for [ConnectWise](/org/connectwise).

Brad brings more than 25 years of experience working in software, fintech and business services, along with extensive merger and acquisition experience with multiple private equity-backed, public, and private companies. He began his role with [ConnectWise](/org/connectwise) in November 2019.

Prior to joining [ConnectWise](/org/connectwise), Brad served as CFO of CentralSquare Technologies, where he was responsible for all general and administrative functions including finance, accounting, treasury and business optimization, and also oversaw several mergers and acquisitions.

Brad has also served as CFO at ACNielsen Canada; divisional CFO at D+H and ADP; and vice president of corporate finance at Unihost Corporation.

Originally from Toronto, Brad received his BS in Commerce and Finance from the University of Toronto and is a licensed CPA and CA with the [Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario](/org/chartered-professional-accountants-of-ontario). In his free time, Brad enjoys golfing.

Brad Surminsky

Jen Locklear is Chief People Officer for [ConnectWise](/org/connectwise). She has responsibility for engaging and developing high-performing [ConnectWise](/org/connectwise) colleagues, facilitating a professional environment that cultivates dynamic teams obsessed with partner success, and helping individuals grow and meet their career goals.

Prior to joining to [ConnectWise](/org/connectwise) in 2016, Jen held leadership positions at [WilsonHCG](/org/wilsonhcg) as chief people and culture officer, and at [Healthesystems](/org/healthesystems-llc) as vice president of human relations.

Jen has earned her Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) and Senior Certified Professional (SCP) certifications as well as a bachelor’s degree from the [University of Florida](/org/university-of-florida). She has served on the board of directors for Tampa Connection, and was recognized by HR Shield and the Tampa Tribune as one of the top Tampa Bay human resources professionals.

Jen Locklear

Clint Maddox is Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) for [ConnectWise](/org/connectwise). He has more than 25 years of technology leadership experience, including 15 years in the service provider market. Clint is responsible for accelerating corporate growth, focusing on integrating GTM plans, pipeline management, sales and demand generation process maturity, and talent management. Clint started his role as CRO in December 2019 after serving as a strategic consultant to [ConnectWise](/org/connectwise) CEO Jason Magee since July 2019.

Prior to joining [ConnectWise](/org/connectwise), Clint served as vice president of global partners at [Broadcom](/org/broadcom), where he was responsible for building and managing a complete go-to-market strategy for the company’s worldwide partner business, and helping partners solve complex problems for themselves and their customers.

Clint earned his Bachelor of Science in Finance from [Auburn University](/org/auburn-university) in 1993. He lives in Tampa, Florida with his family and enjoys golfing, hiking and bird hunting.

Clint Maddox

Jitendra Pathak is the Senior Vice President of Service Delivery for [ConnectWise](/org/connectwise). He is responsible for leading the service delivery and operations for [ConnectWise](/org/connectwise)’s remote monitoring, backup/disaster recovery, and security products in India. He is also responsible for driving transformation of service delivery to enhance partner experiences and efficiency, as well as supporting the automation of services and products.

Jitendra brings more than 20 years of experience in service operations; remote delivery - automation and tools; process and standardization; complex program management; and crisis management. He began his current role in November 2019, following [ConnectWise](/org/connectwise)’s acquisition of Continuum, where he served in the same role since 2016.

Prior to Continuum, Jitendra held several leadership roles, including Associate Vice President at Vodafone Shared Services India, and Head of Delivery, Remote Services, at Wipro Limited. .

Jitendra earned his engineering degree from Nagpur University and a post-graduate diploma in business administration from Sardar Patel University in India.

In his spare time, Jitendra enjoys playing cricket and badminton, and traveling to remote rural areas in India. He also serves as a mentor at the Pi Jam Foundation, a non-profit organization working to provide STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education and resources to underprivileged children in rural India. Jitendra resides in Pune, India with his wife and daughter.

Jitendra Pathak

Before joining [ConnectWise](/org/connectwise) in 2015, Bishop was a field service engineer for Machine Vision Technology (MVT) out of Dublin, Ireland. Jeff’s extensive experience includes sales, marketing, engineering, documentation, product management and more.

Jeff Bishop

Malathi Rai is the Vice President of Human Resources and Administration for [ConnectWise](/org/connectwise). She is responsible for managing the entire gamut of HR functions from Talent Acquisition to talent management, Compensation & Rewards, branding and CSR. Administration and facility management of the three offices in India are also part of her portfolio.

Malathi brings more than 25 years of experience working in different industries ranging from manufacturing and media to ITES, Software Services and Software Product companies. She has managed teams in several geographies including the UK, Taiwan, South Korea and Sri Lanka. She began her current role in November 2019 following [ConnectWise](/org/connectwise)’s acquisition of Continuum, where she had served in the same role since May 2017.

Prior to Continuum, Malathi held several leadership positions, including Head of Human Resources at both AVEVA Technologies, a product company in the area of engineering design and [Lionbridge Technologies](/org/lionbridge-technologies-inc), one of the world’s leading localization companies, that also had Software services as one of its offerings.

Originally from Jamshedpur, India, Malathi earned a Master’s Degree in Accounting and Economics from Madras University, an MBA in Human Resources from Xaviers Labour Relations Institute in Jamshedpur; and a Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Programming and Applications from the National Computing Centre, UK, where she was an All-India Silver medalist.

Malathi Rai

With 15 years of experience in the technology industry, Chris Timms joins the [ConnectWise](/org/connectwise) team as the Executive Vice President of Growth. In this role, Chris is responsible for overseeing corporate strategy, corporate development, the partner ecosystem and helping drive innovation.

Prior to joining [ConnectWise](/org/connectwise), Chris spent the last seven years at [ACI Worldwide](/org/aci-worldwide), a market-leading payments technology company. At ACI, Chris held several different roles in operations, strategy, and product management. He most recently served as vice president for market strategy, strategic pricing, and market intelligence, and led these functions globally.

Chris has worked across a multitude of industries, including telecommunications, retail, media and entertainment, energy and utilities, and payments. Chris spent the first eight years of his career in management consulting at IBM Global Business Services and [Bain & Company](/org/bain). In these roles, Chris helped senior executives develop corporate strategy, go-to-market planning, innovation and growth plans, and improve operational performance. 

Chris is originally from Brazil. He received his B.A. cum laude from [The University of Texas at Austin](/org/the-university-of-texas-at-austin), where he was a double major in Honors Economics and Honors Latin American Studies. Chris received his M.B.A. from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was awarded the Joseph Wharton Fellowship.

Chris Timms

Todd Hale is the Chief Information Officer of [ConnectWise](/org/connectwise). He is responsible for overseeing data services, business applications and systems, IT Enterprise architecture, internal IT, business transformation, the project management office, and the integration management office for [ConnectWise](/org/connectwise).

Before joining [ConnectWise](/org/connectwise), Todd served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer of the ODP Corporation, a leading provider of business services, products, and digital workplace technology solutions to small, medium, and enterprise-level businesses.

During his 17-year tenure with ODP, he led a comprehensive modernization of the company’s global technology infrastructure and processes. He was instrumental in developing their supply chain and omnichannel commerce capabilities and successfully executed strategic mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures, including the acquisitions of Office Max and [CompuCom](/org/compucom) and the restructuring of ODP’s International business portfolio.

Hale is a lifelong technology evangelist and an active contributor to and member of the local business community. He was named Palm Beach County “CIO of the Year” in 2015, served as Vice Chair of the Board of Directors for the Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce, and is a regular contributor to several technology-based shared interest groups.

Mr. Hale is a graduate of the University of Arkansas, holding both a Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Science in Microbiology.

Todd Hale

Michael Perone has been a pioneer in the high-tech industry for more than 30 years. Michael's sales enablement, lead generation, and online marketing strategies have set industry standards that countless other companies emulate today. Michael co-founded [Barracuda Networks](/org/barracuda-networks) (NYSE: CUDA) in 2003. As Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, he led worldwide communications and marketing strategies, including corporate brand management and identity. Under his marketing leadership, Barracuda grew to over $400M in annual revenue and executed a successful IPO. Prior to Barracuda, Michael co-founded and served as President and Board Member for Address.com, a leading free email and Internet access service that reached more than 3.5 million users (acquired by WhitePages). He also co-founded Spinway Inc. (acquired by Kmart Corporation), a free ISP that powered retail branded ISPs, including Kmart's Bluelight.com Internet service, as well as Coscto, Barnes and Noble, Yahoo, Home Depot, and many others. Additionally, Michael co-founded Affinity Path, a private-label ISP that powered and supported thousands of ISPs throughout North America. He also has held systems engineering positions with GE Aerospace. In 2007, Michael was named by Ernst & Young a “Technology Entrepreneur of the Year for Northern California” award recipient.



Michael Perone

Seth Boro is a Managing Partner at [Thoma Bravo](/org/thoma-bravo), where he is responsible for finding and executing new deals, growing portfolio companies as an active board member, and helping to manage the firm. Seth also leads the firm’s infrastructure software and cybersecurity strategy. Based in San Francisco, he joined [Thoma Bravo](/org/thoma-bravo) in 2005, then became a Partner in 2010 and a Managing Partner in 2013. He previously was part of the investment team at [Summit Partners](/org/summit-partners), where he was involved in private equity investments in the technology and business services sectors. Seth also worked as an analyst with investment bank [Credit Suisse](/org/credit-suisse) in Toronto. He has been featured in Mergers & Acquisitions Magazine as one of the “Rising Stars” of private equity and was named by the San Francisco Business Times as one of the region’s “40 Under 40” for his business leadership contributions in building the Bay Area’s future. Seth earned his MBA from [Stanford University](/org/stanford) and his Bachelor of Commerce degree from Queen’s University School of Business.



Seth Boro

With more than 20 years of technology, sales channel management and IT market experience, Jason Magee has spent his career immersed in the world of MSPs and VARs. He joined [ConnectWise](/org/connectwise) in 2011 and was named CEO in February 2019, succeeding co-founder Arnie Bellini.

Prior to becoming CEO, Jason served as President and Chief Operating Officer of [ConnectWise](/org/connectwise), overseeing corporate strategy, operations, and procurement, as well as the product, customer success and IT Nation teams. Jason’s track record at [ConnectWise](/org/connectwise) includes launching its international expansion into the UK and Australia and its highly successful EcoSystems business. Jason oversaw several key acquisitions, including ScreenConnect -- now known as [ConnectWise](/org/connectwise) Control™ -- and HTG Peer Groups, now known as IT Nation Evolve, as well as HashInclude, Sienna Group and an investment in Perch Security.

Before joining [ConnectWise](/org/connectwise), Jason held director-level positions at CA Technologies, managing teams, channel partners, strategic alliances and marketing budgets. There he built and launched industry-leading programs, partner incentives, and vendor initiatives. Earlier on, Jason spent 5 years gaining industry and channel experience at reseller companies Interactive Futures and Global Computers, where he held sales, marketing, and product management positions.

Jason is serving his second consecutive year on CompTIAs board of directors, after joining in February 2018. He grew up in New York and has an MBA from [Clarkson University](/org/clarkson-university).

Jason Magee

Geoffrey Willison is Chief Operating Officer (COO) for [ConnectWise](/org/connectwise). He is responsible for the integration of the [ConnectWise](/org/connectwise) and Continuum platforms and for expanding the breadth of products and services available to partners in order to help them grow and fulfill business objectives. Geoffrey brings more than 23 years of technology experience, including 10 years as a consultant. He began his role as COO in November 2019 following [ConnectWise](/org/connectwise)’s acquisition of Continuum, where he had served as Chief Financial Officer since February 2017. While at Continuum, Geoffrey was responsible for aligning Continuum’s financial planning, strategy and budget with the company’s mission and growth plan.

Prior to Continuum, Geoffrey served in a number of leadership positions, including CEO of Valore, COO and acting CFO at [Plastiq](/org/plastiq), and president of Edvisors.

Geoffrey is also a board member at School the World, a non-profit that fights extreme poverty at its roots by bringing quality education to the world's poorest children.

He received an A.B. cum laude from [Dartmouth College](/org/dartmouth) and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. In his free time, Geoffrey enjoys spending time with his family, golfing and skiing. He currently resides in Boston.

Geoffrey Willison

Bishop’s previous positions include chief product officer, vice president of ecosystem and vice president of [ConnectWise](/org/connectwise) Control (formerly ScreenConnect). Before joining [ConnectWise](/org/connectwise) in 2015, he was one of the founders of ScreenConnect, a solution that allows clients’ computers to be remotely controlled for fast, reliable and secure remote support. Bishop also worked for [Agilent Technologies](/org/agilent-technologies), a spin-off from Hewlett-Packard, in various roles including product management, marketing and engineering.

Raffael Marty

Amy Lucia is Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) for ConnectWise, serving on the company’s Executive Leadership Team. She is responsible for overseeing all aspects of Global Marketing to accelerate business growth, expand platform adoption, drive partner experience innovation, and support industry-leading colleague engagement.

Amy brings more than twenty years of marketing and sales experience spanning the Fortune 100 Enterprise, SMB, and social sector spaces to ConnectWise. Prior to ConnectWise, Lucia served as vice president of corporate marketing at Blackbaud (Nasdaq: BLKB), the world’s leading cloud software company powering social good, during a season when the brand rapidly catapulted to be one of the top 40 cloud software providers worldwide.

Amy also spent 11 years at Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) and served in various award-winning leadership roles across marketing and sales; including overseeing U.S. channel marketing supporting recruitment, enablement, and revenue generation across an ecosystem of nearly 400,000 partners. Lucia also served in non-governmental organization (NGO) leadership roles, including vice president of marketing for International Justice Mission (IJM) fighting slavery and human trafficking, and chief marketing officer for poverty alleviation NGO World Relief.

Amy has a track record of building high performing, award-winning marketing teams and has helped bring best-selling books and a major motion picture to market. She holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing from Millersville University of Pennsylvania.

Amy is an active philanthropist and is committed to volunteerism that expands the impact of social good organizations. She served as a three-time Executive Mentor for the Fortune/U.S. State Department Women’s Mentoring Partnership, a part of the Fortune Most Powerful Women community. Amy is a member of ConnectWise’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee, and was a Founding Member of Blackbaud’s Global Diversity & Inclusion Council and Member of its Senior Women’s Leadership Council.

Amy Lucia

Kathy Smith

James (Jim) Hagan is an Operating Partner at Thoma Bravo. Jim offers more than 20 years of experience in helping public and private equity-backed software companies grow and scale. He currently is the CFO at MedeAnalytics, a Thoma Bravo portfolio company where he has served since 2016. Jim's prior experience includes various management roles, including COO, CFO and interim-CEO at Forcepoint, a global cybersecurity company where he oversaw revenue growth from $365 million to $580 million. Before Forcepoint, he served in various finance roles at Websense and Fair Isaac (FICO), and he worked in both the Industrial and Global Financial Sponsors groups at Lehman Brothers. Jim earned his MBA from UCLA Anderson School of Management and his BA degree in Economics from UC San Diego.

Jim Hagan

Mike Hoffmann is a Principal at [Thoma Bravo](/org/thoma-bravo). Based in San Francisco, he joined the firm in 2014. Previously he was an investor with the private equity firm Providence Equity Partners. Prior to Providence, he was an investment banker with Citgroup Global Markets Inc. Mike holds an MBA from [Stanford University](/org/stanford) and graduated with an AB degree in Economics from [Harvard University](/org/harvard).



Mike Hoffmann

Robert (Tre) Sayle is a Partner at [Thoma Bravo](/org/thoma-bravo). Based in San Francisco, he joined the firm in 2005 as an Associate. Since then, he has been instrumental in multiple acquisitions and development of various software companies. Previously he worked with JPMorgan's Investment Banking Division and was a member of the Technology, Media and Telecom Industry Group, where he was involved in mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings, and capital markets financings. He graduated from [Harvard University](/org/harvard) with a BA degree in Economics with a concentration in Psychology.



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