Ritesh Saxena is an experienced professional in technology sales and software architecture, currently serving as an Account Executive and Emerging Tech Advisor in Cloud Platform Sales at Red Hat since January 2020. Prior to this role, Ritesh held various positions at IBM from May 2007 to January 2020, including Software Client Architect and Sr. SOA Solutions Architect. Experience also includes working at Citigroup as an IT Development Manager and Software Consultant/Technical Lead from October 2003 to May 2007, as well as at Commerce One as a Sr. Software Engineer from June 2001 to October 2003. Ritesh began a career in software engineering at Exterprise, Inc. from October 1997 to June 2001. Academic credentials include a Master of Science in Computer Science from Old Dominion University and a Bachelor of Engineering in Instrumentation Engineering from Osmania University.