What’s CentralSquare?

It all started with the Commodore 64. At a young age Simon was already working with technology–tinkering, coding and exploring. A serial entrepreneur, Simon has carried his passion for technology and innovation into his career, beginning with the early days of the Internet. Since then, he has launched, led and grown innovative software companies in the fields of cloud computing, video analytics and workforce optimization. Prior to Superion and CentralSquare, Simon served as a senior executive at Verint, a billion-dollar software company focused on customer engagement and cyber security, where he led the global growth business units.

Simon’s passion for innovation serves as a driving force at CentralSquare, where next-generation technology merges with our mission of powering amazing public experiences. Simon’s leadership has led to development of breakthrough software that enables communities to become safer and smarter.

Outside of the office, Simon is an avid competitive runner, being a member of the Atlanta Track Club Masters Team. He follows many sports from rugby to football to cricket. He is married and has two children.

Jatin is always eager to connect, communicate and tell a story. Jatin has been fascinated by how people consume information and how that leads to changes in their decisions. In his role as Chief Marketing Officer, Jatin is responsible for marketing, demand generation and brand-building across the company. 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 Operating Officer, Jeff leads all aspects of the customer experience post sale, including services, support and success management.

Prior to joining CentralSquare, Jeff led the Professional Services – North America division at Ellucian, the #1 global provider of software and services in higher education with a customer base of more than 2,500 customers in 50 countries. As Vice President, Jeff led the $85 million service business in North America with 250 resources across 60+ solutions, working with colleges and universities worldwide to implement and optimize their Ellucian ERPs and student experience solutions to improve overall student success. During his 17-year tenure at Ellucian, Jeff and the leadership team grew the company’s revenue by more than sevenfold.

With specific expertise around delivering customer solutions and transforming on-premise service delivery organizations to cloud, Jeff led cloud delivery operations which had direct impact on improving customer experience and consistency of delivery. He also has led organizations through mergers, driving appropriate synergies to achieve combined company targets.

Jeff holds a BBA in Computer Information Systems and a minor in Finance from James Madison University.

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.

Steve brings a unique background of military service and leading diverse businesses to CentralSquare. His journey to CentralSquare began with his choice to attend the U.S. Naval Academy. Steve completed six years in the U.S. Navy as an Engineering Officer on a destroyer and an instructor at the U.S. Naval Academy. After the Navy and an MBA from the University of Maryland, Steve worked in the private sector as a leader in technology strategy and positioning companies. He served as Chief Product Officer of LifeLock, Senior VP of Scopely, VP of Product and Analytics at LexisNexis, and most recently as CTO of TriTech Software Systems. Steve has deep expertise in predictive analytics and data science, big data, product strategy, platform partnerships, mobile apps and engineering.

When Steve isn’t working, he loves watching his four kids compete in a variety of sports. He is an avid golfer, skier, college football fan and reader of military history.