Leadership

Dinesh has more than 25 years of cross-functional leadership experience driving transformative initiatives and high growth levels for leading international and publicly traded digital services companies. His background spans leadership in product engineering, services management, technology innovation, strategy, mergers and acquisitions, sales and marketing, global client management, and operations. As CEO, Dinesh leads the strategic acceleration of PK’s experience engineering offerings with a laser-focus on problem-solving and an entrepreneurial approach. He is a champion of talent development and diversity and inclusion, focusing on colleague engagement, community engagement and recruiting. Prior to joining PK, Dinesh was President at Mphasis, where he led the Digital Business unit across all industry verticals and drove above industry growth while increasing profitability.

Vijay has nearly 30 years of experience in executive leadership and enterprise consulting providing thought leadership and customer-centric innovations to help solve business problems for clients. As co-president, he is responsible for revenue growth in both new and existing customers and provides oversight for sales, marketing, industry verticals, digital service lines, delivery, and emerging research and innovation. Previously, Vijay held several technology-focused roles in building complex enterprise-scale products.

Vivek has nearly 30 years of executive management and IT industry experience. He provides leadership in building a client service focused organization.  As co-president, Vivek is responsible for leading PK's international operations, global human resources and talent acquisitions. He is also responsible for corporate profitability and establishing strategies and procedures consistent with the values and integrity of the organization.

Craig is the CFO of PK where he brings over 35 years of financial and management experience. He began his career as a Certified Public Accountant at Grant Thornton where he specialized in technology consulting and auditing. After thirteen years, Craig then purchased a wholesale distribution business and was President and CEO for nine years. After growing the operation four-fold, he sold the business in 1999. He then moved back into the professional services arena building a management accounting firm. Craig leads the company’s global finance organization with responsibility for accounting, financial planning, and analysis, corporate tax, treasury and M&A.

Chris has over a decade of in-house legal experience primarily in the areas of commercial transactions, corporate governance, M&A, privacy, IP, litigation, and legal department management. Most recently, Chris served as the Senior Vice President of Legal for Viant Technology LLC. In this role, he managed the legal department of a digital technology and advertising company focused on helping large agencies design and implement multi-channel advertising strategies.

Courtney Klein is head of M&A integration. Her experience includes executive roles at Trimlite LLC and Aptimus LLC after beginning her post-graduate career at Deloitte. Philanthropy is a critical part of Courtney’s DNA, as can be seen through her roles as Ambassador Board Chair and past Board Chair of Big Brothers Big Sisters, as well as an active YWCA volunteer. She also mentors MBA students at UW’s Foster School of Business, her alma mater. Courtney has been recognized as a PSBJ CFO of the Year and 40 Under 40.

Nancy currently heads Global Resources, specializing in human capital management, global resource management, IT consulting, IT outsourcing, and business process outsourcing. She has led resource management at PK for over 13 years.

Heather is responsible for the strategic leadership and day-to-day operations of PK’s U.S. Human Resource team. She serves the organization in a variety of capacities, including employee relations, employee benefits, compensation, performance management and more. In her previous roles, she has been a HR leader for West Corporation, Mutual of Omaha and ConAgra Foods.

Aggie leads PK’s Telecom and Media vertical. She has over 20 years’ experience as a sales professional with consulting companies such as Slalom consulting and LG consulting.

Martin leads Retail and Consumer vertical at PK. He has dedicated his career to working with executives and managers to help them define their strategies and then translate those strategies into results. Martin is a Brain Trust panel member on Retailwire.com and is a sought-after seminar leader and speaker at conferences and on webinars. Among the clients Martin has worked with are Nike, Atlantic Records, Microsoft, Qualcomm, Expedia, Victoria’s Secret, Adidas and DuPont. He is a Board member and Chair of the Marketing Committee for the North Cascades Institute.

Jen leads PK’s Technology and Software vertical. Her passion is helping clients leverage their most important asset – their customers. Throughout her career, she has focused on the design and construction of connected marketing and sales channel programs. Her penchant for technology continues to drive her focus on technology integration and adoption to increase program performance and speed to market. Prior to her work at PK, Jen was a co-founder of Lenati, a marketing and sales consulting firm, as well as Vice President for the Pacific Northwest practice of Hitachi Consulting.

Sukesh helps lead PK’s Emerging Industries vertical, bringing over 20 years of results-oriented expertise to the role. As a team builder and skilled manager, he understands the business challenges faced by his clients and delivers “on-time and in-full" projects.

Anil helps lead PK’s Emerging Industries. With 30 years of experience in a variety of leadership roles, including CTO, President and VP of Operations, he has excelled in enhancing the end-customer experience through major initiatives.

Kirk runs the Strategy and Design service line at PK, where he helps clients design and improve their digital experience and increase their revenue through sales, marketing and service excellence. He specializes in business and channel strategy, sales and service optimization as well as implementing the solutions he helps design. His industry experience includes online, advertising, telecommunications and software. He has worked with leading brands such as, T-Mobile, Concur, Expedia, HTC and Philips. Prior to joining PK, Kirk’s recent roles included Director of Consulting Services at Hitachi Consulting and Vice President of Global Client Service at Jobster.com.

Stuart is head of the Experience Platforms service line and a leader with over 30 years’ experience providing strategic and tactical guidance on creating and sustaining efficient delivery. His previous executive experience includes roles as VP of Mobility Solutions, IT and Software Engineering.

Raja Roy leads the Digital Engineering service line. He has nearly 20 years of experience leading technology strategy, initiatives and innovation for Fortune 500 brands. As the head of the Digital Engineering service line, he is responsible for driving technology initiatives, strategy, and innovation for PK. His past roles include AVP at Wells Fargo and Managing Consultant for IBM Global Services.

Matt leads the Intelligence and Analytics service line at PK. He has over 20 years’ experience leading analytics and planning initiatives. Previously, he was partner at BPM Northwest and OnDemand Analysis and a Software Developer at Intel.

Ram is vice president of intelligent automation at PK. He has nearly 20 years of experience helping clients decrease time-to-market, improve quality and drive efficiency through transformative RPA, AI, machine learning, DevOps and service virtualization initiatives.

Ryan is Vice President of Cloud Operations. He is an operations and security leader and technologist with deep and diversified business and technology experience in MSPs, Software, Financial Services, Healthcare, and Security.

Tom Mitchell is Executive Vice President of the Global PMO with overall responsibility for global delivery. In this role, Tom’s focus is to enable PK teams to accelerate outcomes for clients through digital transformation. His responsibilities span strategy, methods, organization and operating models.

Steve has over 20 years of digital experience, including more than a decade driving large-scale ecommerce engagements for clients such as Target, Bed, Bath & Beyond, Starbucks, PetSmart, and many others. His recent work focuses on IT Modernization strategies that leverage cloud-based open source solutions. Steve is a passionate advocate for Agile based “test and learn” approaches to optimize customer engagement through increased relevancy and connected experiences across all channels.

Art Bielski has over 22 years of experience in the technology and digital marketing industry. Art's deep understanding of technology and business helps bridge gaps in organizations and aligning them for the overall corporate vision. He is results-oriented and uses best practices and data science to work through issues, gain momentum, and ultimately provide positive results for companies. As an astute, agile, results-driven executive leader with strong technology sales, change management, engineering, and relationship management experience he has demonstrated success across a range of industries with his broad business acumen. Art has operating experience in roles including Partner, Vice President, COO, CTO, Director, and Executive Consultant at many start-ups and established companies.

Hernán serves as Commercial Director for PK Argentina. He has more than 20 years of experience in the IT industry, and has been involved in sales management for companies including SAP, Microsoft, EMC, Oracle and IBM. Hernán is responsible for the development of PK’s sales management for Latin America. In his role, he ensures that the company’s sales plan is in accordance its guidelines for target markets, customer relationships and ROI. His direct responsibilities include planning and executing the team’s business strategy.

Andrés has more than 20 years of experience in the IT industry. He has been involved with SAP for the past 12 years and previously worked for Siemens Business Services and PriceWaterhouseCoopers. Andrés is responsible for the acquisition of new clients, the formulation and execution of PK’s growth strategy and long-term goals in Latin America.

Kristen Crawford serves as Executive Vice President of Sales at PK, where she specializes in identifying solutions that help clients deliver extraordinary experiences, launch new business models and drive operations efficiency. Kristen is passionate about exceeding consumer expectations and has over 20 years of experience guiding leading Brands as well as high performing teams to leverage the latest strategies and create innovative solutions that accelerate growth and make the customer the center of the business.

Ajaz Mohammed is Vice President of Delivery. With 20 years of experience in digital technologies, Ajaz heads the delivery team in India, where he is responsible for thought leadership and oversight of project delivery from offshore. His responsibilities include delivery management, portfolio management, governance, delivery operations, risk management and stakeholder management. He is also responsible for operational oversight for the service line, RL and PMO teams in India. Before joining PK, Ajaz consulted for major telecom companies, including Bell South, Cingular and Verizon.

Akula Kumar serves as Director of India Operations for PK India. He is an LLB and Fellow Chartered Accountant and worked for more than 45 years in the banking and IT sector. He is involved in the day-to-day operations of the Company and heads HR, Finance, and Administration for PK India. Before joining PK, he was worked for Andhra Bank and Oriental Bank of Commerce as Vice President.

Tom spent more than two decades as a leader, CEO and Chairman of CEB (NYSE: CEB), culminating in CEB's acquisition by Gartner (NYSE: IT). As part of CEB's leadership, Tom helped redefine how the world's leading companies make their most important decisions. By tapping the collective experience of and analyzing performance data from more than 10,000 companies, CEB created authoritative insights, technology tools, and management resources to help companies manage talent, innovation, and risk. Before joining CEB, Tom worked with Deloitte, the Committee for Economic Development, and Accenture. He holds an undergraduate degree magna cum laude from Harvard University and received his MBA with distinction from New York University.

Manish is a Co-Founder of PK and has been in the IT industry for nearly 30 years. He successfully built and managed several business units for a large private IT consulting firm. He has extensive experience in setting up operations, managing P&L and executing M&A strategy. Manish is responsible for managing all day-to-day operations of the business, developing HR policies, maintaining government and legal compliance and ensuring an on-going corporate focus on financial goals and objectives.

Cam is a Managing Director in Carlyle’s Global Technology, Media and Telecommunications ("TMT") group. In addition to Veritas, Cam has been actively involved with the firm's investments in CommScope, Inc. (NASDAQ:COMM), Firth Rixson, Ltd. (acquired by Oak Hill), Open Link Financial, Inc. (acquired by H&F), Open Solutions, Inc. (acquired by Fiserv), SS&C Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SSNC), Sippican, Inc. (acquired by Lockheed Martin) and most recently Dealogic Holdings since joining Carlyle in 2002. Cam is also currently a member of the Boards of Directors of CommScope, Inc. and Dealogic Holdings. Cam received a B.S., magna cum laude, from Washington and Lee University and earned an MBA with high distinction from Harvard Business School where he was a Baker Scholar.

Julius is a Managing Director in the U.S. Buyout team for The Carlyle Group, and a long-time leader in technology, media and telecommunications. Julius served as Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission from 2009 to 2013 and, under his leadership, the FCC took major actions to extend broadband access, accelerate the rollout of advanced mobile networks, and free up spectrum for wireless communications. Prior to his appointment to the FCC, he worked for more than a decade in the private sector, helping build IAC/InterActiveCorp, which owned and operated multiple Internet and media businesses, including Expedia, Ticketmaster and USA Network. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Columbia College, a part of Columbia University, and a law degree from Harvard Law School, where he served on the Harvard Law Review.

Mike is a Managing Director focused on information technology and business process due diligence and transitions across all business sectors. Prior to joining Carlyle, Mike was Global CIO Medical Device and Diagnostics at Johnson & Johnson. While at Johnson & Johnson, he also held several other positions including Global CIO Consumer and leading Global IT shared services. Prior to Johnson & Johnson, Mike held several positions of increasing responsibility at General Electric. He received his B.S. from the State University of New York at Albany.

Vijay is Co-Founder and Co-President of PK and he has nearly 30 years of experience in executive leadership and enterprise consulting providing thought leadership and customer-centric innovations to help solve business problems for clients. As co-president, he is responsible for revenue growth in both new and existing customers and provides oversight for sales, marketing, industry verticals, digital service lines, delivery, and emerging research and innovation. Previously, Vijay held several technology-focused roles in building complex enterprise-scale products.

Vivek is Co-Founder and Co-President of PK and he has nearly 30 years of executive management and IT industry experience. He provides leadership in building a client service focused organization. As co-president, Vivek is responsible for leading PK's international operations, global human resources and talent acquisitions. He is also responsible for corporate profitability and establishing strategies and procedures consistent with the values and integrity of the organization.

Jeff has held senior positions in IT marketing and sales for over 30 years and has a vast experience in managing, mentoring and building sales and marketing teams. He has an extensive background in generating new business, securing customer loyalty and forging strong relationships with business partners. As a strategic advisor, Jeff is responsible for key customer initiatives, special projects and leading the customer advisory board for PK.

Tyler Parker is a Vice President with U.S. Buyout, focusing on investments in the technology sector. He is based in Menlo Park, CA. Since joining Carlyle in 2012, Mr. Parker has been involved with Carlyle’s investments in HireVue, Veritas, PK, Ampere Computing, Dealogic, CommScope and CPU Tech. Prior to joining Carlyle, Mr. Parker was with Blackstone’s Mergers and Acquisitions group in Menlo Park. Mr. Parker received an MBA with honors from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was a Palmer Scholar, and a BS in management science and engineering from Stanford University.

Filippo is an Operating Executive focused on U.S. buyout opportunities. Previously, Filippo was Group President Global Business Services at Procter & Gamble and Chief Information Officer. He joined Procter & Gamble in 1981, and for more than three decades helped to build businesses in developed and developing markets. He has lived and worked in the U.K., Latin America, Greece, Italy, Turkey and the U.S. He is a Director of the Boards of Directors of United Rentals. He received a doctorate in statistics and operations research from the University of Rome.

Reggie is a philanthropist, an arts advocate, and retired Executive Vice President of the global management and technology consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton. He was appointed by President Obama to the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and was formerly appointed by President Obama to the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities. He is the co-author of the book, “Mega communities – How Leaders of Government, Business and Non-Profits Can Tackle Today’s Global Challenges Together.” Reggie received a B.S. and M.S. degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School.