GO-LIVE FASTER - Key Persons


Art Emrich - CEO, Founder

Job Titles:
  • Advisor
  • CEO
  • CO - FOUNDER
ArtEmrichadvisesGo-LiveFasteronhumanresourcesandorganizationalculture.HehasservedasDirectorofKnowledgeManagementandVicePresidentofLearningandOrganizationalCultureatKanbay. Startingasaprogrammer,hebecameasystemsdesignerforHRsystemsattheSavannahRiverPlant.ArthasconductedAction-LearningprogramsforVolvousingtheHarvardBusinessSchoolleadershipcurriculum. ArthasanMBAfromtheUniversityofSouthCarolinaandaPhDinBehavioralSciencesfromAlphaUniversity.

Ekambaram Ramchandran - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice President
Ekambaram(EK)isaseniorITprofessionalwithover27yearsofexperienceinProjectsStrategy,Operations,Delivery,CustomerRelationshipsandAccountManagement.

Hari Raghunathan - EVP

Job Titles:
  • EVP
  • VP, Client Services & Sales
Fornearlyadecadeprior,HariheldexecutivelevelpositionsatZentestSoftwareincluding,butnotlimitedtoVicePresidentandHeadofNorthAmericanoperations. HariRaghunathanheadsGlobalSales,Marketing,andNorthAmericaOperations.HeisbasedoutofPhiladelphia,PAandmanagestheUSHeadOfficeinWilmington,DE.Haribringswithhim15+yearsexperience.InhisroleatGo-LiveFaster,hedrivescorporatebranding,globalsales&partnerships,andstrategicsolutioning.Overtheyears,Harihasexperiencedthechallengesbanksfaceinlaunching/releasingproductsandplaysavitalroleinfacilitatingthedialoguebetweenGo-LiveFaster'scustomersanditssolutiondeliveryteams.HariisaregularatindustryconferencessuchasNACHApayments,AFP,andWindyCitySummitamongstmanyothers.HespeaksonoccasionintheconferencesandhasdeliveredmultiplesuchsessionsattheWindyCitySummithostedbytheTreasuryManagementAssociationofChicago.

Kevin Connelly - CEO, Founder

Job Titles:
  • Advisor
  • CEO
  • CO - FOUNDER
With35+yearsofexperienceinthebanking,financialservicesdomain,KevinConnellyadvisesGo-LiveFasteronitsgrowthandoverallstrategy. KevinbringswithhimauniqueperspectivetoGo-LiveFastergivenhisworkwithFinTechcompaniessuchasTrintechandbankssuchasWellsFargo,UnionBank,CommerceBankamongstmanyothers. KevinworkswiththeGo-LiveFastermanagementteaminaveryhands-onmanner,sharinghisexperiencesacrosssales,productmanagement,operationsandtreasurymanagementfunctions.KevinisbasedoutofKansas.

Krishna Iyer - CEO, Founder

Job Titles:
  • Advisor
  • CEO
  • CO - FOUNDER
  • Co - Founder of Go - Live Faster
KrishnaIyeristheCo-founderofGo-LiveFasterandaprolificspeakerandauthor.EducatedasaCharteredAccountant(CPAequivalent),Krishnadrivesthesales,marketing,businessdevelopment,andfinancefunctionsatGo-LiveFaster. Healsoplaysacriticalroleindevelopingtheculturewithhisbackgroundasabehavioraltrainer. Priortoco-foundingGo-LiveFaster,KrishnaworkedwithKanbaySoftware(nowCapgemini)wherehewasinvolvedwithclientssuchasCitiFinancial,HSBC,IBM,GE,etc.Krishnahasdiverseinterestsrangingfrombankingtechnology,CMMconsultingtosoftskilltraining,spiritualityandNLP(neurolinguisticprogramming).

Krithika Kumar

Job Titles:
  • VP, Client Success
KrithikaisanITleaderwithvastexperienceintheFinancialServicesindustry.Shehasledmulti-disciplinaryglobaltechnologyteamsfocusedoncorelending,digitalbankingandcardplatformsupport. Withacustomer-firstapproach,shehaspartneredwithclientstoplanandsuccessfullydelivercomplexdigitaltransformationinitiatives. KrithikahasspearheadedlargestrategicengagementswithclientslikeHSBC,CapitalOneandMcDonaldsduringher25-yeartenureatCapgeminiFinancialServicesBusinessUnit.

Liza Anne Dejulio - SVP

Job Titles:
  • SVP

Louis Williams - SVP

Job Titles:
  • SVP

Lydia Johnson

Job Titles:
  • Marketing & Events Coordinator

Mukesh Mulchandani - CEO, Founder

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • CO - FOUNDER
  • Co - Founder and CEO of Go - Live Faster
  • CTO at Go - Live Faster
Mukeshistheco-founderandCEOofGo-LiveFaster.MukeshisatechnologyevangelistwithsignificantexperienceintheBankingandFinancialServicessector.Overtheyears,MukeshhascreatedandimplementeddiversebankingReadinesssolutionsforkeyprojects.HehasalsobeeninstrumentalinevaluatingandcreatingtechnologyimplementationstrategiesforBanks. Beforeco-foundingGo-LiveFaster,MukeshworkedwithorganizationssuchasKanbay,CapgeminiConsulting(formerlyErnst&Young'sconsultingunit),Fundtech(nowD+H)andBankssuchasMorganStanley,MerrillLynch,andStandardChartered. Formerly,inhisroleasCTOatGo-LiveFaster,MukeshheadedengineeringandsolutionsdeliveryofGo-LiveFaster'sReadinesssolutions. MukeshhashelpedsuccessfullydeliverGo-LiveFaster'ssolutionstoclientssuchasTDBank,UMB,M&IBank(nowBMOHarris),FNFG,andEastWestBankamongothers.Heispassionateaboutinnovatingproductsthatusestatisticalalgorithms,analyticsandAItoidentifyfailurepointsupfront.

R N Iyer - CEO, Founder

Job Titles:
  • Advisor
  • CEO
  • CO - FOUNDER
RNIyer,aserialentrepreneur,advisesandmentorsGo-LiveFasteronitsstrategicgrowth. Iyerbringswithhim25+yearsofexperiencethatrangesfromworkingforglobalconsultingleaderssuchasAccenturetobuildingcompanieslikeCashtech,anichecashmanagementproductcompany,andVayana-adiversefinancialtechnologycompany.Iyerhasadeepunderstandingoftheglobalfinancialservicessectorhavingspentmajorityofhiscareerinthespace. IyerhasanMBAdegreefromIIM(IndianInstituteofManagement)Ahmedabad.IyerworksdirectlywiththeGo-LiveFasterleadershipteamtoevolveitsbusinesstomeetthechallengesofitscustomers.

Roy Stansbury - CEO, Founder

Job Titles:
  • Advisor
  • CEO
  • CO - FOUNDER
  • Senior Organizational Leader
RoyStansburyisaseniororganizationalleaderwithextensiveexperienceasanadvisorandorganizationalconsultant,buildingandleadingteamsandprovidingconsulting,technologyandoutsourcingservicestostart-ups,mid-sizeandglobalcompanies. Overtheyears,RoyhasdevelopedagreatglobalperspectiveandstrongcapabilityformanagingorganizationsandpersonnelacrossculturesbylivingandworkingacrossAsia,Australia,Europe,India,AfricaandNorthAmerica. RoyhasalsobeenanintegralpartofCapgemini'sgloballeadershipwhenKanbaywasacquiredtoformtheFinancialServicesStrategicBusinessUnit. Hedrawsonextensiveexperienceinbuildingandscalingcross-culturalteams,andbalancesvalueandcosttodeliverresultsthatexceedexpectations.

Sachin Waingankar

Job Titles:
  • Delivery Director
SachinWaingankarisaseasonedITprofessionalwithover18yearsofexperienceinFinancialServicesIndustryinProjectManagement,ProgramManagement,DeliveryManagementandTestManagementsolutions. AtGo-LiveFaster,SachinisresponsiblefordeliveringtechnologyservicesacrossIndiaandUSregionsalongwithembeddinglearningandinnovationofnewproducts,technologiesandplatformstoassistinknowledgecultivation. Priortothis,SachinhasheldseveralseniorpositionsincludingDirector,HeadofEngineeringTransformation(PaymentsCIO)andHeadofTesting,DirectoratBarclays. HehasalsoworkedfororganizationssuchasRoyalBankofScotland,ABNAmroandTrigynTechnologieswherehedroveinnovation,automationandthoughtleadershiptodriveoverallQualityEngineeringstrategyforspearheadingcontinuousdeliveryinitiatives.

Sahil Narang

Job Titles:
  • Payments Solution Lead

Silverside Carr

Job Titles:
  • Executive