Chitika Management
As CEO, Venkat oversees all of Chitika's operations and is responsible for setting the strategy and vision for the company, including product planning and corporate development... Click for more
As CEO, Venkat oversees all of Chitika's operations and is responsible for setting the strategy and vision for the company, including product planning and corporate development.
Prior to opening the doors of Chitika, Venkat led the Partner Services group in the Database Marketing & Analytics division at Upromise as a Principle Analyst. Earlier in his career Venkat was a Research Scientist for WiseWire before taking on the role of Principle Technology Architect for Lycos where he led network-wide CRM and Marketing Automation programs.
Venkat has been a featured speaker at industry conferences around the globe including; SMX, Red Herring, TieCon East, Affiliate Summit, AlwaysON, AdTech and SES, among others. Venkat is an active Charter Member of TiE Boston and was honored as TiE Star Award recipient at TiECon East 2011 where he received the Tie Crystal Award on behalf of Chitika.
A native of Hyderabad, India, Venkat holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University and also went on to earn a PhD in Information Science at the University of Pittsburgh.
Alden is a seasoned technologist with over thirteen years of experience in enterprise infrastructure and data mining. He served as a Senior Research Engineer of Terra Lycos, designed... Click for more
Alden is a seasoned technologist with over thirteen years of experience in enterprise infrastructure and data mining. He served as a Senior Research Engineer of Terra Lycos, designed and implemented several key projects on information retrieval, customer analytics and business intelligence.
As Chief Revenue Officer, Matt is responsible for strategic partnerships, advertiser and publisher development, and new monetization initiatives. Prior to joining Chitika... Click for more
As Chief Revenue Officer, Matt is responsible for strategic partnerships, advertiser and publisher development, and new monetization initiatives. Prior to joining Chitika, Matt was a Senior Director of Business Development at Yahoo! where he was responsible for the overall development and execution of off network search and display distribution strategies and strategic partnerships.
Ryan works hand-in-hand with Chitika's clients to ensure the success of the Chitika-client partnership. This involves working directly with customers, internal sales/business development... Click for more
Ryan works hand-in-hand with Chitika's clients to ensure the success of the Chitika-client partnership. This involves working directly with customers, internal sales/business development, and internal engineers to ensure that our products are meeting customer demands while generating revenue for Chitika's clients.
Harlan oversees Chitika's Engineering and Operations departments. His responsibilities include supervising the implementation of the overall functionality for Chitika's core product offerings... Click for more
Harlan oversees Chitika's Engineering and Operations departments. His responsibilities include supervising the implementation of the overall functionality for Chitika's core product offerings, website and R&D initiatives. He also oversees the management of all production and development systems powering Chitika's vast data network. Harlan attended The New College of Florida during which time he fine-tuned his skills as an expert Systems Administrator.
