Raghu Raghavan

Raghu is the product visionary and driving force behind the company. A seasoned entrepreneur, he led the initial design of the Act-On service and the development of its core technology and infrastructure. Previously, he was the co-founder and CTO of Responsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKTG), the industry leader in email and life cycle marketing solutions for high-end retailers. The company was backed by Accel, Foundation Capital, Redpoint Ventures and Sigma Partners. Raghu got started down the entrepreneurial path when he quit a cushy job and took a giant pay cut to join a small startup named Mentor Graphics, which had a small team of smart, passionate people and zero revenue. He participated in its frantic growth through a very successful IPO (NASDAQ: MENT) and revenue of well over $400M by the time he left seven years later. Raghu holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Minnesota and a B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay.