TruU is an enterprise passwordless MFA vendor providing AI-powered continuous adaptive authentication.

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TruU

Bill Owens is the current Director at [TruU](/org/truu). Bill has previously held the position of Chairman at Embarq/CenturyTel, Red Bison Advisory Group, Extend America/FlowMobile, and Intelius. Bill was also on the Board of Trustees and the investment committee at AEA Investors LLC and Aetos Capital.

Bill Owens graduated from the [University of Oxford](/org/university-of-oxford) with a Master of Business Administration - MBA. Bill then went on to [Georgetown University](/org/georgetown-university) to study mathematics and earn their MBA. Finally, they attended the United States Naval Academy where they studied mathematics.



Bill Owens

Rhonda Germany Ballintyn has been an advisor at [TruU](/org/truu) since May of 2022. Prior to that, they were a board member at [Integra LifeSciences](/org/integra-lifesciences) from January 2019 to May 2022. Rhonda also served on the board of Aegion Corporation from January 2017 to May 2021. Aegion Corporation was sold to Private Equity during their tenure. 

Before their work in the private sector, Ms. Ballintyn was involved with the Germany Ballintyn Education Foundation (GBEF). GBEF is a non-profit organization that provides scholarships to students in need. 

Ms. Ballintyn has also worked as a business executive for several companies, including the University of Michigan, Zapata Computing, Inc., and [Hypertherm](/org/hypertherm-inc).

Rhonda Germany Ballintyn has a BSChE from the University of Michigan in Chemical Engineering and Molecular Biology and an MBA from the University of Connecticut School of Business in Finance and Strategy.

Rhonda Germany Ballintyn

Atul Kapadia is the current Director at [TruU](/org/truu). Prior to this, they were the President and CEO of The Quantum Computing Project from January 2018 to August 2019. From August 2010 to August 2013, they were the Chairman and CEO of Envia Systems, where they were responsible for initiating and closing large customer contracts, and raising $17M Series C from investors such as [General Motors](/org/general-motors) (GM), [Asahi Kasei](/org/asahi-kasei) (AK) and Asahi Glass (AGC). Kapadia has also served on the board of directors for companies such as Lumension and TeaLeaf Technology.

Atul Kapadia has an MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business, an MS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a BE in Biomedical Engineering from Thadomal Shahani Engineering College, TSEC. Atul also has a HS diploma in Science from Jai Hind College and attended Hindi Vidya Bhavan for high school.

Atul Kapadia

Alok Sharma is the current CEO and President of [TruU](/org/truu). Prior to this, they served as the Global Head of [Ericsson](/org/ericsson) Enterprise Cloud from August 2020 to February 2022. Alok also served as the Chief Executive Officer of [StratusWorX](/org/stratusworx) from April 2012 to July 2020, which was acquired by [Ericsson](/org/ericsson) in August 2020. From June 2004 to August 2010, they were the SVP of Corporate Development & Strategy at [Aviat Networks](/org/aviat-networks). Prior to that, they were the VP & GM of Cable Business at [Juniper Networks](/org/juniper-networks) from March 1999 to May 2003. Alok started their career at IDT in January 1995 as a Program Manager for the Digital Satellite Systems Group and was promoted to Senior Engineer in January 1992.

Alok Sharma earned a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Electrical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Alok also holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee.

Some direct reports include Amit Agrawal - EVP, Data Science R&D, Lucas Budman - Chief Technology Officer, and Avi Gupta - Chief Revenue Officer.

Alok Sharma

Lucas Budman is the current Chief Technology Officer at [TruU](/org/truu). Lucas has held this position since January of 2005. Prior to that, they were the Director of Research at StorePerform Technologies from January 2002 to December 2004. From December 2014 to August 2017, they were the CTO at CenturyLink Cognilytics. And from May 2012 to December 2013, they were the CTO at MyCollege Foundation.

Lucas Budman's educational career began with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science Engineering from the [University of Colorado Boulder](/org/university-of-colorado-boulder). Lucas then attended the Hill School for high school. Afterwards, they became a graduate candidate in computer science at the [University of Colorado Boulder](/org/university-of-colorado-boulder) before obtaining their masters in finance from the [University of Colorado Denver](/org/university-of-colorado-denver).

Some of their coworkers include Amit Agrawal - EVP, Data Science R&D, Aakash Sahai - EVP, Innovation, and Avi Gupta - Chief Revenue Officer. Lucas Budman reports to Alok Sharma, CEO & President.

Lucas Budman

Amit Agrawal is the EVP of Data Science R&D at [TruU](/org/truu). Amit has also served as the Sr. Director of Emerging Tech R&D at ACT, Principal at Kleene Closure Consulting, and Founder/CTO of Auryn, Inc. In their current role, Amit oversees the data science research and development initiatives at [TruU](/org/truu). Amit is also responsible for identifying strategic opportunities within the learning and assessment space, which led to the acquisition of OpenEd by ACT. Amit has a long history of thought leadership in the area of data science and analytics, and has been instrumental in setting up and running Advanced Analytics Competency Centers at both ACT and Kleene Closure Consulting. Amit has also conceptualized and launched an internal venture fund enabling a systematic approach to internal open innovation.

Amit Agrawal received their PhD in Computer Science from the [University of Southern California](/org/university-of-southern-california). Amit also holds a BTech in Computer Science & Engineering from the [Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi](/org/indian-institute-of-technology-delhi).

Amit Agrawal reports to Alok Sharma, CEO & President. Some of their coworkers include Avi Gupta - Chief Revenue Officer, Lucas Budman - Chief Technology Officer, and Aakash Sahai - EVP, Innovation.

Amit Agrawal

Avi Gupta is currently the Chief Revenue Officer at [TruU](/org/truu). Prior to this, they were the COO of the Advanced Solutions Group at CenturyLink. In this role, they were responsible for global P&L leadership and go-to-market strategy for the Advanced Solutions Group, which offers big data, data sciences, SAP, and SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud Practice solutions. 

Gupta has over 25 years of experience in sales, business development, and SAP channel partner management. Avi began their career as a manager at Price Waterhouse Management Consultants in 1994. In 1996, they joined KPMG Consulting as a managing director. At [Xerox](/org/xerox) ACS Systech, they served as SVP from 2001 to 2011. In this role, they were responsible for building and maintaining executive relationships with SAP, direct customers, and [Xerox](/org/xerox) ACS relationships for cross-sell / up-sell. Avi also co-strategized, developed, articulated, and took to market the joint ACS/SAP value proposition for Project Advantage. From 2011 to 2018, they served as COO of the Advanced Solutions Group at CenturyLink.

Gupta has a proven track record of success in sales and business development. Avi is a strategic thinker with the ability to develop and execute go-to-market strategies. Avi is a strong leader with the ability to build and motivate teams. Avi is an excellent communicator with the ability to build relationships with executives at all levels.

Avi Gupta has an MBA from Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad and a BTech in Chemical Engineering from [Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi](/org/indian-institute-of-technology-delhi).

Avi Gupta works with Amit Agrawal - EVP, Data Science R&D, Lucas Budman - Chief Technology Officer, and Aakash Sahai - EVP, Innovation. Avi Gupta reports to Alok Sharma, CEO & President. and Bill Placke - EVP, Customer Success & Operations reports to Avi Gupta.

Avi Gupta

William "Bill" Placke is the current Executive Vice President of Customer Success & Operations at [TruU](/org/truu). Bill has also previously held positions as the Head of Strategic Partnerships and Business Development at [Ericsson](/org/ericsson) and as EVP Strategic Partnerships & Corporate Development at Stratus Silver Lining, Inc. (which was acquired by [Ericsson](/org/ericsson)). 

A fourth member of the Stratus Silver Lining start-up, Bill has been instrumental in the company's growth and success. Bill has led negotiations with Tier 1 cable and telco companies, helped raise capital, and played a key role in the company's eventual acquisition by [Ericsson](/org/ericsson). During their time at [Ericsson](/org/ericsson), Bill led the strategy, ecosystem partner identification, business modeling and negotiations for SaaS, IaaS, and PaaS services. Bill also developed partnerships in co-selling and sell-through with global Systems Integrators and cable/telco operators throughout [Ericsson](/org/ericsson)’s global footprint of 160 countries. 

Bill is a experienced negotiator, having successfully led the negotiation and finalization of Group's first CSP sell through agreement in North America and first trial agreements in five Western European countries. Bill is also a skilled corporate finance professional, having led debt and venture capital raise activities through C Round, including leading investor presentations, valuation negotiations and preference stack issues. 

Throughout their career, Bill has demonstrated a keen ability to identify opportunities and drive successful outcomes. Their experience in developing and executing strategies has been critical to the success of the companies they have worked for. In their current role at [TruU](/org/truu), they are responsible for leading the customer success team and overseeing all operations. Under their leadership, the team has been able to successfully scale the business and drive customer success.

Bill Placke attended King's College London, where they received a diploma in European Union Law. Bill then attended St. John's University School of Law and earned their Doctor of Law (JD). Finally, they attended the University of Dayton, where they earned their Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Management and Operations. Bill is also certified by the New York State Bar Association as an attorney.

Bill Placke reports to Avi Gupta, Chief Revenue Officer.

Bill Placke

Walter Yosafat is an advisor at [TruU](/org/truu) and has over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. Walter has held executive positions at [Avasant](/org/avasant), Executive Forum, and Compass Point Partners, where they were responsible for setting technology vision, direction, and strategy. At Compass Point Partners, Walter also served as an operating executive, partnering with the founding partners to collaborate on the platform's strategy and execution. In their current role at [TruU](/org/truu), Walter is responsible for advising on technology solutions that enable businesses to grow and scale.

Walter Yosafat has a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Cincinnati Carl H. Lindner College of Business. Their field is quantitative analysis.

Walter Yosafat

Arno Vanderwalt is currently an advisor at [TruU](/org/truu). Arno has previously worked as a CISO for Wyndham Worldwide and an engineering manager for [Accenture](/org/accenture).

Arno Vanderwalt has a B.L.C from University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria and a degree in civil law from Menlopark.



Arno Vanderwalt

Brian Robins is the current advisor at [TruU](/org/truu). Brian has also worked as the Chief Financial Officer at [Sisense](/org/sisense) from October 2019 to October 2020. Prior to that, they worked as the VP and CFO of [Global Business Services](/org/global-business-services) at CSC from October 2012 to March 2014. Brian has also worked as the CFO at VERISIGN from February 2007 to October 2011.

Brian Robins has earned an MBA from [Vanderbilt University](/org/vanderbilt-university)'s Owen Graduate School of Management.

Brian Robins

Gary Gauba is the founder and executive chairman of [TruU](/org/truu), a cyber security startup. Gary has over 20 years of experience in the technology industry, including stints as president and CEO of Cognilytics and ACS Systech Integrators. Gary is also an accomplished entrepreneur and investor, having founded Terra Ventures in 2018.

Gary Gauba earned their Masters in Chemical Engineering from [West Virginia University](/org/west-virginia-university) and their Bachelor of Engineering from Gujarat University.

Gary Gauba

Faiyaz Shahpurwala is currently an advisor at [TruU](/org/truu). Faiyaz was previously the VP, GM of IBM Cloud from March 2017 to December 2019. In this role, they led the charter for IBM global Cloud Platform with datacenters (DC) across 19 countries and 6 continents. Shahpurwala has also worked for [Cisco](/org/cisco) Systems from January 2003 to April 2016, where they were the SVP, Cloud Infrastructure & Managed Services, Industry Solutions. In this role, they were responsible for the creation, development and implementation of [Cisco](/org/cisco)’s Global Intercloud infrastructure. Faiyaz built a team from zero to 600+ over two years and oversaw the architecture, engineering and delivery for all global intercloud nodes. Shahpurwala has also built 12 Intercloud Datacenters across the United States, Europe, Asia and Japan.

Faiyaz Shahpurwala has a Master's degree in Computer Engineering from [Western Michigan University](/org/western-michigan-university). Faiyaz also has a Bachelor of Engineering - BE in Computer Engineering from the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences at [Western Michigan University](/org/western-michigan-university).

Faiyaz Shahpurwala

Dan Morales is the current Director at [TruU](/org/truu). Prior to their current position, Dan was with The Hive, LLC, Special Olympics Northern California & Nevada, and [eBay](/org/ebay).

Dan Morales has over 18 years of experience in the technology field. Dan began their career at [eBay](/org/ebay) in October 2011 as the CIO. During their time there, they were responsible for transforming the IT organization into a global one by creating a Technology roadmap that focused on People, Process, and Technologies. Dan also revamped the image of IT by relaunching the internal innovation program to create solutions that could bridge internal IT with external product development. In addition, they modernized internal applications by delivery a services oriented architecture, leveraging HTML 5 adaptive responsive mobile development to transform employee experiences. Dan managed a team of over 1000 resources with a significant budget during their time at [eBay](/org/ebay).

 some of their notable accomplishments include: transforming internal collaboration systems by migrating to O365 and implementing Google Applications; revamping communications while reducing dependency on traditional analog phones by implementing a state of the art video production system across the globe; improving employee productivity by delivering an internal employee mobile app that brings authentication, approvals and news directly to the employee's smart phone; modernizing [eBay](/org/ebay)'s existing corporate network by upgrading network architecture in over 62 global locations; and transforming an outsourced IT help desk process by in-sourcing and creating MyIT Lounges at key locations.

Dan Morales is an experienced leader in the technology field with a proven track record of success in transforming organizations and improving efficiency. Dan is a visionary thinker who is always looking for ways to improve processes and systems

Dan Morales earned a BA in Managerial Studies from [Rice University](/org/rice-university).

Dan Morales

Aakash Sahai is the EVP of Innovation at [TruU](/org/truu). Aakash has over 20 years of experience in the telecommunications industry. Aakash has held senior positions at [Charter Communications](/org/spectrum), Juniper Networks, Ponderosa Partners LLC, NDroit Systems, LLC, and WildBlue Communications, Inc. Aakash has led strategic initiatives in the areas of Edge Computing, Low Latency Networks and application of Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence. Aakash has a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a master's degree in Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management at [Northwestern University](/org/northwestern-university).



Aakash Sahai works with Amit Agrawal - EVP, Data Science R&D, Lucas Budman - Chief Technology Officer, and Avi Gupta - Chief Revenue Officer. Their manager is Alok Sharma, CEO & President.

Aakash Sahai

Clark Golestani is the current Director at [TruU](/org/truu). Clark has previously worked as the Director at K2 Access Fund, Drug Information Association, emids, [Molecula](/org/molecula), C Sensei Group LLC, [New Mountain Capital](/org/new-mountain-capital), The CXO Fund, and Zapata Computing, Inc.

Clark Golestani graduated from the Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Clark Golestani

Mignona Cote is currently an advisor at [TruU](/org/truu). Mignona has previous experience as the security head at Amazon Web Services, CTO of security services at AIG, and on the advisory board at [Capella University](/org/capella-university). Mignona also has experience in identity and access management from their time at [Xerox](/org/xerox).

Mignona Cote has a Bachelor's of Science in Computer Information Systems and a Bachelor's of Arts in Spanish from Northwestern State University. Mignona also has an MBA in Business and Accounting from LSU Shreveport. Mignona is certified in AWS Security Essentials from Linux Academy and CDPSE (Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer) from [ISACA](/org/isaca).

Mignona Cote

Dan Warmenhoven is the current Director at [TruU](/org/truu). Dan has also served as a Board Member for [Palo Alto Networks](/org/palo-alto-networks), Aruba Networks, and [NetApp](/org/netapp). Dan was the Executive Chairman at [NetApp](/org/netapp) and the Chairman & CEO at N.E.T.

Dan Warmenhoven's educational career began at McQuaid Jesuit College Prep, where they completed their high school education. Dan then went on to study at [Princeton University](/org/princeton), where they obtained a BSEE in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering.

Dan WarmenHoven

Diane Schwarz is the current advisor at [TruU](/org/truu). Diane has over 20 years of experience in strategic leadership roles with a focus on digital transformation, data, and technology. Diane has a proven track record in developing and implementing innovative strategies that have resulted in significant improvements for their previous company, Hunt Energy. Some of their key accomplishments include unifying employee experience, creating an innovation framework, and modernizing HR systems.

Diane Schwarz has a MBA in marketing from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, a BS in mechanical engineering and English from the [University of Notre Dame](/org/university-of-notre-dame), and a certification from [Honeywell](/org/honeywell) in Six Sigma Green Belt Certified. Diane also has a certification from Stagen Leadership Academy in Integral Leadership Program and from [Duke University](/org/duke-university) in Textron Senior Executive Leadership Program.

Diane Schwarz

Meerah Rajavel is an advisor at [TruU](/org/truu). Meerah was previously the Chief Information Officer at [Citrix](/org/citrix-systems), [JFrog](/org/jfrog), and Forcepoint LLC. Meerah has won various awards throughout their career, including the South Florida Apogee Award, Technology Leader (2020), and the Stevie Award for Most Innovative Woman of the Year (2017).

Meerah Rajavel has a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Computer Science from Thiagarajar College of Engineering, an MBA in General Management from Santa Clara University Leavey School of Business, and has completed the Women on Boards program at [Harvard Business School](/org/harvard-business-school).

Meerah Rajavel

John Kelly was an architect at [Bank of America](/org/bank-of-america) from July 1985 to September 2013. John is currently an advisor at [TruU](/org/truu).

John Kelly earned their Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Accounting from [James Madison University](/org/james-madison-university). John went on to earn their Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Finance and General from [Old Dominion University](/org/old-dominion-university).

John Kelly

Kim Stevenson is a business advisor with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. Kim is currently an advisor at [TruU](/org/truu), a previous company of Verisk. Kim has also held positions at Ambiq, [Mitek Systems](/org/mitek-systems), and [NetApp](/org/netapp). In their role at RIDGE-LANE Limited Partners, they served as a venture partner and provided fiduciary advice to companies seeking ways to accelerate growth. Kim is a highly skilled and experienced business professional who has a proven track record in helping companies achieve success.

Kim Stevenson has a MBA from [Cornell University](/org/cornell-university) and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Business/Management from [Northeastern University](/org/northeastern-university).

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