What’s CentralSquare?

In his role as CEO of CentralSquare, David Zolet brings 30-plus years of work in the government technology space and a lifelong focus on empowering public servants through innovation. David’s passion for supporting first responders and government employees serves as a driving force for guiding CentralSquare’s mission, vision and strategy.

David joined CentralSquare from LMI, a management consulting firm with a 55-year history of serving the federal government, where he served as president and CEO. Prior to joining LMI, David led the North American Public Sector unit of DXC Technology (formerly CSC), which offered solutions and services to support the missions of federal, state and local government agencies.

A senior executive with vast corporate experience in general management, business development, engineering, strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, and customer and government relations, David has a strong record of achievement in business development and operational management. This varied experience includes delivering strong financial results in startups, turnarounds and high-growth business and building and directing successful teams.

David joined DXC Technology from IBM, where he was vice president of systems integration. Previously, he spent more than 20 years with Northrop Grumman Corporation, including as vice president of its then newly created corporate business development organization, with responsibilities for market planning and shaping, as well as opportunity management activities related to enterprise-wide goals. In addition, he held notable positions within Northrup Grumman Information Technology, including president of the Commercial, State and Local group; president of the Defense group; and vice president of homeland security.

David earned an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, as well as an MS in electrical engineering and a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Johns Hopkins University.

Jatin is always eager to connect, communicate and understand what people need. Jatin has been fascinated by how people consume information, the products and solutions they use to make sense of their world and how that leads to changes in their decisions. In his role as Chief Marketing Officer & Chief Product Officer, Jatin is responsible for demand generation, brand-building, product strategy, product P&L, product roadmaps and innovation. Under his leadership, the CentralSquare marketing team has increased pipeline by more than 20 times, launched a new brand and managed communications across complex mergers and acquisitions. He is also at the forefront of building low-cost, high-velocity digital marketing programs that directly impact revenue and bookings.

Before CentralSquare and Superion, Jatin was Senior Vice President of Marketing at APT in Washington, D.C., where he managed all aspects of demand generation, brand building and sales enablement. He developed effective marketing programs which brought together marketing campaign-automation platforms, digital marketing, content marketing, account-based marketing, and streamlined lead-to-revenue management. APT’s cloud-based SaaS products power analytics at leading organizations across 10 industries in more than 25 countries. Before working in marketing, he worked in consulting and advised Fortune 500 companies on best practices for improving the ROI and effectiveness of their marketing and operations functions. He also brings experience in new market entry, IPO-processes (TAM, S1 Business Sections) and re-branding.

Jatin received his master’s (summa cum laude) and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Pennsylvania. He has presented and published multiple articles and papers focused on using data science and quantitative forecasting. Jatin is active in developing new marketing strategies and his ideas are covered by the media. Recent articles include: Targeted content helps CentralSquare reach public sector and B2B content: to gate or not to gate, that is the question.

When he’s not working, Jatin enjoys repairing anything mechanical, from cars to furniture, and spending time with his wife and his dog, Bubbles.

As Chief Financial Officer, Todd leads finance, accounting and legal at CentralSquare.

Todd joined CentralSquare from BDP International, one of the leading, privately held global freight logistics / transportation management firms, where he served as CFO. At BDP, Todd oversaw all facets of the company’s financial activities and led the finance transformation from a family-run to a family-owned business specializing in dangerous goods and complex logistics with over $2.5B in annual revenue and operating in nearly 140 countries. 

Prior to joining BDP International, Todd was the VP of finance & operations for H&R Block, leading the company’s expense productivity efforts where they freed up over $140M of cash and 1M labor hours. He has 20+ years in corporate finance and has executed finance transformations across several F1000 firms, including Stanley Black and Decker where he served as director of global finance transformation, and at Ceridian where he served as senior vice president of finance.

Todd has served in a variety of finance and accounting roles at Ceridian, IBM and 3M ranging from auditing, controllership, pricing, financial analysis, financial consolidations, shared services, customer and product profitability, and FP&A systems. Earlier in his career, Todd served as a captain in the Air Force and was a decorated ICBM commander.

As Chief Operating Officer, David leads all aspects of the customer experience post sale, including services, support and success management.

Prior to joining CentralSquare, David served recently as the chief customer officer and head of customer support, education and professional services for BMC Software. There, he led efforts to transform capabilities and operations of those functions, resulting in significant improvements to service quality, net promoter scores and profitability. Prior to BMC, David was executive vice president of worldwide services and field operations for JDA Software, a leading provider of end-to-end, integrated retail and supply chain planning and execution solutions. David’s experience also includes head of worldwide services for EMC’s information intelligence division and for BEA Systems, among other leadership positions.

Be inquisitive and never stop learning. This belief has led John to achieve a diverse set of skills and expertise throughout his more than 25-year career in building breakthrough technologies. He has led several on-premise to cloud transformations, integration of multiple software platforms post-merger and development of enterprise software applications.

Prior to CentralSquare, John served as CTO at Lanyon, where he led product management, product development and cloud infrastructure. Before Lanyon, John led product and cloud operations teams at BigMachines, where he served as Senior Vice President of Products. Before assuming that role, John served as Vice President of Product Management at Infor, where he was responsible for product strategy for their strategic applications. Prior to Infor, he was Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Provia Software, a provider of supply chain software.

John grew up in Canada and is an avid hockey fan. Beyond technology, John is always willing to talk about hockey (of course), golf and music. John lives in Winter Park, Florida.