PIVOT SYSTEMS - Key Persons


Chandra Chooden - CEO

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • Member of the Leadership Team
Chandra brings over 30 years of experience in software development and management. He managed to bring in more than $60M in new annual business. Prior to joining Pivot Systems in 2005 as a Vice President and General Manager, he managed several projects for the State Police Computer Center and led initiatives for e-governance of the State. He holds six University Degrees. He holds three Bachelors Degrees in Arts, Commerce, and Law. He secured two Masters Degrees in Science and Law and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications. He is currently pursuing PhD in Cyber Security.

Rajesh Nair - CTO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Technology Officer
  • Member of the Leadership Team
Rajesh has more than 30 years of experience in the software industry. Under his leadership the company has spun off Telyads, developed 4 products and sold to large companies. He serves/served on the boards of nine corporations. Previously, he held VP Engineering position at About.com and Director of Engineering position at Excite@Home. He has also served as a Software Engineering Manager for TIBCO, SGI and HP. Rajesh holds a B.S. in Computer Science from College of Engineering, Trivandrum, India, MS Engineering from San Jose State University, CA and MBA from Lucas School of Business, SJSU, CA.

Smita Nair

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Team
  • SVP Engineering
Smita previously served as the SVP of Software Engineering at SoundThinking (Nasdaq: SSTI). Prior to that, she served as our VP Engineering and Operations for over 15 years. She has worked in engineering and management with several other Silicon Valley companies including Netscape-AOL, HP, CoSine Communications, Cisco and eBay. Smita holds a BS in Computer Science from NIT, Bhopal, India, an MS in Systems Engineering from San Jose State University, CA and an MBA from Lucas School of Business, SJSU, CA.

Vipin Sankar

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Team
  • VP Customer Success
Vipin has over 15 years of experience in leading delivery of software products and services . He joined us in 2011 as a Senior Software Engineer and held progressive leadership positions and took over the the responsibility of Vice President of Engineering and Operations since September 2022. He has been driving the introduction of new technology. He was actively involved in developing Telyads product and spinning it off as another company. Prior to joining us he worked with a couple of companies as Software Engineer. Vipin has a BS Degree in Computer Science and holds several certifications.

Vishnu Unni

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Team
  • VP Global Resources
Vishnu has over 15 years of experience in management of Human Resources in the IT industry. He joined us in 2010 as a Senior HR Executive and held progressive leadership positions and took over the responsibility of Vice President of Global Resources since September 2022. He has managed the hiring and on boarding of hundreds of employees for the company. He also manages the relations with third party vendors for benefits, facilities and finance management. Vishnu has a BS Degree in Computer Science Engineering and holds several certifications in Human Resource Management and Finance.