Our Team
The mainstay of a successful business is the direction provided by its leadership. Our leadership team is comprised of strategic problem solvers who are creative, collaborative, and take up each challenge with a positive and confident attitude.
FourthSquare has an experienced and enthusiastic group of leaders who drive the company towards achieving its business goals with passion and earnestness. They combine many years of relevant experience—including developing applications to streamline back-office processes and managing global clients on complex engagements to the highest of standards.
Executive Leadership
Venkatash Kovela
President & CEO
Venkat has over 25 years of experience in IT, managing large business units, forming strategic alliances, building customer relationship, and change management and delivery management across multiple industries, business domains, technologies & geographies.
He believes that an organization must always have a sense of purpose and continually invest to stay relevant to its stakeholders, including people, clients, partners, community, and shareholders. His prior experiences include working in entrepreneurial capacities and working for multinational companies including Fujitsu that have enabled him to bring the “can do” spirit into his work in all his assignments.
Venkat has held senior leadership positions at several companies and has been responsible for overseeing the global businesses in Americas, Europe, Middle-East and India, as well as working with customers, sales, and delivery organizations to ensure both customer and employee successes.
Venkat has a proven track record of delivering profitable growth for customers. He has strong customer-orientation, large deal experience, and a track record of delivering transformative digital solutions.
He holds a Chartered Accountant degree (equivalent to CPA) .
Venkatash Kovela
President & CEO
Venkat has over 25 years of experience in IT, managing large business units, forming strategic alliances, building customer relationship, and change management and delivery management across multiple industries, business domains, technologies & geographies.
He believes that an organization must always have a sense of purpose and continually invest to stay relevant to its stakeholders, including people, clients, partners, community, and shareholders. His prior experiences include working in entrepreneurial capacities and working for multinational companies including Fujitsu that have enabled him to bring the “can do” spirit into his work in all his assignments.
Venkat has held senior leadership positions at several companies and has been responsible for overseeing the global businesses in Americas, Europe, Middle-East and India, as well as working with customers, sales, and delivery organizations to ensure both customer and employee successes.
Venkat has a proven track record of delivering profitable growth for customers. He has strong customer-orientation, large deal experience, and a track record of delivering transformative digital solutions.
He holds a Chartered Accountant degree (equivalent to CPA) .
President & CEO
Sales Leadership
Kerry Boudreaux
Sr. Vice President of Sales
Kerry has spent the last 30 plus years working with private and public sectors to procure software applications and professional services. He has spent time with both Oracle and Thomson Reuters, selling their cloud applications to agencies and organizations across multiple departments, including, but not limited to, finance, HR and legal. Kerry currently consults in an advisory capacity for FourthSquare, developing its business development and go-to-market strategies. Kerry holds an undergraduate degree in business administration from Southern Illinois University and an MBA from the New York Institute of Technology.
Kerry Boudreaux
Sr. Vice President of Sales
Kerry has spent the last 30 plus years working with private and public sectors to procure software applications and professional services. He has spent time with both Oracle and Thomson Reuters, selling their cloud applications to agencies and organizations across multiple departments, including, but not limited to, finance, HR and legal. Kerry currently consults in an advisory capacity for FourthSquare, developing its business development and go-to-market strategies. Kerry holds an undergraduate degree in business administration from Southern Illinois University and an MBA from the New York Institute of Technology.
Sr. Vice President of Sales
Joe Tolod
Sr. Vice President Sales
For 30 years Joe has been earning customers’ trust working in sales, consulting, delivery, customer success, strategic partnerships, and systems & software management. Joe’s experience provides a 360-degree perspective to drive customer centric digital transformation services utilizing key partner software products from on-premise licenses to IaaS, PaaS and SaaS subscriptions. Joe’s consultative approach guides customers of all sizes from enterprise, midmarket, SMB, and public sector, as well as various industries from manufacturing, automotive, healthcare, retail, education, and state & local to focus on a services led approach to address their immediate digital needs.
Integrity, empathy, hard work, and harmony are Joe’s key principles to building long lasting relationships with customers and partners. Joe believes in the reality that enterprise IT solutions are never easy but by listening, understanding, collaborating, setting proper expectations, working hard, and never giving up, we can succeed.
Joe earned a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Boston University. He has worked for, partnered with and sold to notable companies like Oracle, Hitachi, Fujitsu, Dell, Microsoft, VMWare, Wal-Mart, McKesson, McDonalds and the State of Oregon.
Joe is passionate about his family and friends. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, life is full and busy with his four boys and his wife’s daughter and son.
Joe Tolod
Sr. Vice President Sales
For 30 years Joe has been earning customers’ trust working in sales, consulting, delivery, customer success, strategic partnerships, and systems & software management. Joe’s experience provides a 360-degree perspective to drive customer centric digital transformation services utilizing key partner software products from on-premise licenses to IaaS, PaaS and SaaS subscriptions. Joe’s consultative approach guides customers of all sizes from enterprise, midmarket, SMB, and public sector, as well as various industries from manufacturing, automotive, healthcare, retail, education, and state & local to focus on a services led approach to address their immediate digital needs.
Integrity, empathy, hard work, and harmony are Joe’s key principles to building long lasting relationships with customers and partners. Joe believes in the reality that enterprise IT solutions are never easy but by listening, understanding, collaborating, setting proper expectations, working hard, and never giving up, we can succeed.
Joe earned a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Boston University. He has worked for, partnered with and sold to notable companies like Oracle, Hitachi, Fujitsu, Dell, Microsoft, VMWare, Wal-Mart, McKesson, McDonalds and the State of Oregon.
Joe is passionate about his family and friends. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, life is full and busy with his four boys and his wife’s daughter and son.
Sr. Vice President Sales
Neetha Pai
Vice President Sales
Neetha Pai has worked with several Oracle System Integrators, playing a pivotal role in spearheading organizational transformations. With her extensive experience, she has demonstrated exceptional leadership and strategic acumen in leading global sales and client services organizations, effectively guiding and directing sales teams towards success.
Neetha actively participates in Impact100 for Women, a prominent organization in Metro Detroit. Impact100 for Women is dedicated to empowering women through collective giving, with a mission to support local nonprofit heroes and allocate high-impact grants.
Neetha holds a Bachelor of Commerce and postgraduate diploma in Computer Applications.
Neetha Pai
Vice President Sales
Neetha Pai has worked with several Oracle System Integrators, playing a pivotal role in spearheading organizational transformations. With her extensive experience, she has demonstrated exceptional leadership and strategic acumen in leading global sales and client services organizations, effectively guiding and directing sales teams towards success.
Neetha actively participates in Impact100 for Women, a prominent organization in Metro Detroit. Impact100 for Women is dedicated to empowering women through collective giving, with a mission to support local nonprofit heroes and allocate high-impact grants.
Neetha holds a Bachelor of Commerce and postgraduate diploma in Computer Applications.
Vice President Sales
Subodh Sahu
Data Practice Leader – Sales & Growth
Subodh brings 25+ years of thought leadership in driving business growth for mainstream software majors like Microsoft, Teradata, IBM, and Oracle, with a key focus on digital transformation and the adoption of AI into our lives.
He has been instrumental in helping customers solve critical business problems leveraging trusted cloud infrastructure and digital-first technologies. As a versatile leader, he was responsible for delivering consistent year-over-year growth with wide-ranging creative and innovative solutions. He worked with senior business and technology leaders, partners, and consulting organizations helping customers to drive differentiated business outcomes.
He holds a Bachelor of Law from the University of Delhi and a Bachelor of Science in Physics from Sambalpur University.
Subodh Sahu
Data Practice Leader – Sales & Growth
Subodh brings 25+ years of thought leadership in driving business growth for mainstream software majors like Microsoft, Teradata, IBM, and Oracle, with a key focus on digital transformation and the adoption of AI into our lives.
He has been instrumental in helping customers solve critical business problems leveraging trusted cloud infrastructure and digital-first technologies. As a versatile leader, he was responsible for delivering consistent year-over-year growth with wide-ranging creative and innovative solutions. He worked with senior business and technology leaders, partners, and consulting organizations helping customers to drive differentiated business outcomes.
He holds a Bachelor of Law from the University of Delhi and a Bachelor of Science in Physics from Sambalpur University.
Data Practice Leader – Sales & Growth
Practice Leadership
Wendy Harris
Vice President, Service Delivery
As a seasoned CIO in the public sector, Wendy brings a wealth of experience and proven track record as a leader of large organizations, directing IT Project Portfolios, managing Operational and Capital Improvement (CIP) budgets and meeting the goal of providing technological solutions while supporting City employees and Citizens through emerging technologies and process automation.
Wendy has previously worked as the Chief Information Office for the City of Memphis, TN and has held additional roles such Deputy CIO, IT Operations Manager and PMO Director. Wendy is a part of several organizations to include the Greater Memphis IT Council (GMITC) Women in Tech Group, the Society of Information Management (SIM), the University of Memphis Computer Science Advisory Board, the E.Republic Digital Communities Workgroup, the Memphis-Shelby County Schools CCTE Industry Advisory Board, and serves as a board member on the Greater Memphis IT Council.
Wendy Harris
Vice President, Service Delivery
As a seasoned CIO in the public sector, Wendy brings a wealth of experience and proven track record as a leader of large organizations, directing IT Project Portfolios, managing Operational and Capital Improvement (CIP) budgets and meeting the goal of providing technological solutions while supporting City employees and Citizens through emerging technologies and process automation.
Wendy has previously worked as the Chief Information Office for the City of Memphis, TN and has held additional roles such Deputy CIO, IT Operations Manager and PMO Director. Wendy is a part of several organizations to include the Greater Memphis IT Council (GMITC) Women in Tech Group, the Society of Information Management (SIM), the University of Memphis Computer Science Advisory Board, the E.Republic Digital Communities Workgroup, the Memphis-Shelby County Schools CCTE Industry Advisory Board, and serves as a board member on the Greater Memphis IT Council.
Vice President, Service Delivery
Neha Prakash
Managing Director, Global Delivery
India GDC Head
Neha is a leadership professional with more than 21 years of regional and global experience, focused on delivery management, program management, and consulting across industries in the enterprise applications space. As a Managing Director, she is heading our Global Delivery Centres and responsible for scaling and optimizing service delivery for our team and operations globally.
She is a business-savvy leader who has led teams of highly-talented IT professionals and successfully managed implementations and support of ERP solutions. She has a passion for building and managing teams that deliver exceptional service. She oversees building high performance teams to align with our service offerings, capabilities, and partnerships to address customers changing business and technology needs, provide direction and strategy to encourage the achievement of company objectives.
Before this, Neha worked for Fujitsu in various technology and management roles and at different global locations.
Neha holds a Master’s degree in Computer Applications.
Neha Prakash
Managing Director, Global Delivery
India GDC Head
Neha is a leadership professional with more than 21 years of regional and global experience, focused on delivery management, program management, and consulting across industries in the enterprise applications space. As a Managing Director, she is heading our Global Delivery Centres and responsible for scaling and optimizing service delivery for our team and operations globally.
She is a business-savvy leader who has led teams of highly-talented IT professionals and successfully managed implementations and support of ERP solutions. She has a passion for building and managing teams that deliver exceptional service. She oversees building high performance teams to align with our service offerings, capabilities, and partnerships to address customers changing business and technology needs, provide direction and strategy to encourage the achievement of company objectives.
Before this, Neha worked for Fujitsu in various technology and management roles and at different global locations.
Neha holds a Master’s degree in Computer Applications.
India GDC Head
Santosh Kusuma
Santosh brings more than 24 years of experience in IT industry in various technology and leadership roles spanning Cloud Transformation, Enterprise Database & Applications architectures, and Infrastructure. Santosh comes with deep technical expertise in Oracle cloud solutions across various industries including manufacturing, financial, retail, technology and public sector. In his prior roles, primarily at Oracle and Fujitsu, Santosh led numerous teams to execute mid to large size cloud transformation projects successfully.
Santosh is passionate about building highly scalable systems and has created complex enterprise architectures. A visionary leader who helps customers by exploring new possibilities beyond cloud transformation journey.
Santosh believes in the concept of ‘Learn & Improve’ in everything he does at work and in his personal life. Knowledge sharing and transparency are two core work ethics he brings to the table which foster building great teams for collaborating towards a bigger goal of having happy customers for life.
Besides his job, Santosh is passionate about Entrepreneurship and is always willing to empower and motivate people around him. In his free time, he listens to TEDx talks, explores outdoors, and volunteers to help the community. He lives in Boise, Idaho with his wife and two daughters.
Santosh Kusuma
Santosh brings more than 24 years of experience in IT industry in various technology and leadership roles spanning Cloud Transformation, Enterprise Database & Applications architectures, and Infrastructure. Santosh comes with deep technical expertise in Oracle cloud solutions across various industries including manufacturing, financial, retail, technology and public sector. In his prior roles, primarily at Oracle and Fujitsu, Santosh led numerous teams to execute mid to large size cloud transformation projects successfully.
Santosh is passionate about building highly scalable systems and has created complex enterprise architectures. A visionary leader who helps customers by exploring new possibilities beyond cloud transformation journey.
Santosh believes in the concept of ‘Learn & Improve’ in everything he does at work and in his personal life. Knowledge sharing and transparency are two core work ethics he brings to the table which foster building great teams for collaborating towards a bigger goal of having happy customers for life.
Besides his job, Santosh is passionate about Entrepreneurship and is always willing to empower and motivate people around him. In his free time, he listens to TEDx talks, explores outdoors, and volunteers to help the community. He lives in Boise, Idaho with his wife and two daughters.
Sr. Vice President
Cloud Transformation Services
Anil Rachamalla
Anil Rachamalla
VP Enterprise Applications
Mahesh Tiwari
Director, Oracle Center of Excellence
Mahesh brings more than 21 years of experience in successful implementation of complex Ecommerce, HR Technology projects (Oracle, PeopleSoft, BI Apps) in across multiple geographies. He has a proven track record of successfully performing in multiple roles like Presales, Solution Architect, Customer Success, Ecommerce Architect, Project Manager, Engagement Manager, Release Manager, Portfolio Manager, Application Architect, Business analyst & Functional Lead, Productized solutions on Ecommerce and Back to Work leveraging on Emerging Technologies.
Mahesh has held several positions including Oracle Customer Success Manager, Centre of Excellence leader, Project Manager, Solution Architect at Oracle, Tech Mahindra, Capgemini, IBM, Deloitte, and few others. His vast experience in management roles will be extremely crucial in leading Cener of Excellence role at FourthSquare.
In his spare time participate in various volunteering activities, by strengthening communities through meaningful collaboration with non-profit, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) for social causes.
Mahesh Tiwari
Director, Oracle Center of Excellence
Mahesh brings more than 21 years of experience in successful implementation of complex Ecommerce, HR Technology projects (Oracle, PeopleSoft, BI Apps) in across multiple geographies. He has a proven track record of successfully performing in multiple roles like Presales, Solution Architect, Customer Success, Ecommerce Architect, Project Manager, Engagement Manager, Release Manager, Portfolio Manager, Application Architect, Business analyst & Functional Lead, Productized solutions on Ecommerce and Back to Work leveraging on Emerging Technologies.
Mahesh has held several positions including Oracle Customer Success Manager, Centre of Excellence leader, Project Manager, Solution Architect at Oracle, Tech Mahindra, Capgemini, IBM, Deloitte, and few others. His vast experience in management roles will be extremely crucial in leading Cener of Excellence role at FourthSquare.
In his spare time participate in various volunteering activities, by strengthening communities through meaningful collaboration with non-profit, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) for social causes.
Director, Oracle Center of Excellence
Srijib Chatterjee
Director of HCM Cloud Transformation Services
Srijib is a subject matter expert in HCM technologies with strong experience in HCM consulting, transformation and managed services with focus in Public Sector and K-12. Srijib previously worked with some of the world’s largest consulting companies namely AST, Deloitte, PwC, IBM and Infosys in different capabilities primarily as Delivery Manager, Solution Architect and Functional Lead
Srijib Chatterjee
Director of HCM Cloud Transformation Services
Srijib is a subject matter expert in HCM technologies with strong experience in HCM consulting, transformation and managed services with focus in Public Sector and K-12. Srijib previously worked with some of the world’s largest consulting companies namely AST, Deloitte, PwC, IBM and Infosys in different capabilities primarily as Delivery Manager, Solution Architect and Functional Lead
Director of HCM Cloud Transformation Services
Siddharda Chava
Sid comes with more than 18 years of experience in Oracle EPM space. He has significant experience on budgeting and financial planning at various Public Sector clients with many successful project go-lives of end-to-end implementations in EPM. Sid has previously worked for Oracle EPM Cloud product team while as Oracle leading Workforce Planning and Capital Planning modules. He’s had successful implementations of complex solutions on position budgeting and operating budgeting due to his in-depth knowledge of Public sector clients. Sid has earlier worked with AST, Oracle and Infosys as EPM Practice Lead and other roles.
Sid is sports savvy who loves playing Squash, Badminton, Basketball, Table Tennis, Cricket, Carrom and Chess. He likes to go cycling over the weekends with his friends and cherishes spending time with his son and daughter.
Siddharda Chava
Sid comes with more than 18 years of experience in Oracle EPM space. He has significant experience on budgeting and financial planning at various Public Sector clients with many successful project go-lives of end-to-end implementations in EPM. Sid has previously worked for Oracle EPM Cloud product team while as Oracle leading Workforce Planning and Capital Planning modules. He’s had successful implementations of complex solutions on position budgeting and operating budgeting due to his in-depth knowledge of Public sector clients. Sid has earlier worked with AST, Oracle and Infosys as EPM Practice Lead and other roles.
Sid is sports savvy who loves playing Squash, Badminton, Basketball, Table Tennis, Cricket, Carrom and Chess. He likes to go cycling over the weekends with his friends and cherishes spending time with his son and daughter.
Director, EPM Practice
Krishna Rao
Sr. Manager, Oracle HCM Transformation Services
Krishna Rao
Sr. Manager, Oracle HCM Transformation Services
Sr. Manager, Oracle HCM Transformation Services
Solution Leadership
Paula Casey
Oracle HCM Project Manager, HCM Business Leader
Paula is a Oracle leadership professional with more than 25 years of regional and global experience, focused on delivery management, project management, and consulting across multiple industries such as; Healthcare, Public Sector, Manufacturing, Insurance and Financial industries in the enterprise applications space. As a HCM Project Manager and Business Leader, she is responsible for Oracle Cloud deliveries along with providing business and change solutions for our clients.
Before this, Paula worked for a consulting organization implementing and managing business solutions for HCM applications in multiple industries and locations.
Paula holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration, Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, PMP Certification, and PROSI certified Change Management Professional.
Paula Casey
Oracle HCM Project Manager, HCM Business Leader
Paula is a Oracle leadership professional with more than 25 years of regional and global experience, focused on delivery management, project management, and consulting across multiple industries such as; Healthcare, Public Sector, Manufacturing, Insurance and Financial industries in the enterprise applications space. As a HCM Project Manager and Business Leader, she is responsible for Oracle Cloud deliveries along with providing business and change solutions for our clients.
Before this, Paula worked for a consulting organization implementing and managing business solutions for HCM applications in multiple industries and locations.
Paula holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration, Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, PMP Certification, and PROSI certified Change Management Professional.
Oracle HCM Project Manager, HCM Business Leader
Alex Tellez
Oracle Cloud Talent Acquisition Solutions and Project Manager
Alex has more than 20 years of project management and delivery execution experience in the HCM and Talent Acquisition fields. Alex’s diverse background in this realm has enabled him to provide practical solutions to an array of both common and unique challenges presented to HR and recruitment professionals.
Alex has successfully led over 70 implementations for high profile, fortune 500 clients, global customers in the following sectors: Chemicals, Oil and Gas, Retail, Aerospace, Government, Healthcare, Staffing, Insurance, Business Process Outsourcing, Construction, Logistics, Hospitality, Technology, Banking & Financial Services, and Education.
Alex Tellez
Oracle Cloud Talent Acquisition Solutions and Project Manager
Alex has more than 20 years of project management and delivery execution experience in the HCM and Talent Acquisition fields. Alex’s diverse background in this realm has enabled him to provide practical solutions to an array of both common and unique challenges presented to HR and recruitment professionals.
Alex has successfully led over 70 implementations for high profile, fortune 500 clients, global customers in the following sectors: Chemicals, Oil and Gas, Retail, Aerospace, Government, Healthcare, Staffing, Insurance, Business Process Outsourcing, Construction, Logistics, Hospitality, Technology, Banking & Financial Services, and Education.
Oracle Cloud Talent Acquisition Solutions and Project Manager
Ishwari Kothari
HR & Legal Advisor
Ishwari is a seasoned Legal Practitioner with experience in HR, Legal & Compliance services and in the advisory roles. She is responsible for standardized HR policies, employment engagement, managing internal and external legal documentation and governance.
Ishwari Kothari
HR & Legal Advisor
Ishwari is a seasoned Legal Practitioner with experience in HR, Legal & Compliance services and in the advisory roles. She is responsible for standardized HR policies, employment engagement, managing internal and external legal documentation and governance.
HR & Legal Advisor