Leadership | WorkFusion

Max is Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of WorkFusion. He pioneered AI as a practical capability for business people. Max works closely with executive teams of WorkFusion’s customers to help them set direction for transformation initiatives driven by AI. Max was also instrumental in starting and growing the last transformational wave of technology as Chief Architect at Freedom OSS, to help enterprise companies leverage cloud computing. He is a seasoned technology entrepreneur, with more than 15 years’ experience in large-scale cloud computing and start-up technology companies focusing on business. Max attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he studied computer science and mathematics.

Andrew co-founded WorkFusion with Max in 2010. As CTO, he oversees WorkFusion’s technology strategy as well as development of the company's Intelligent Automation products. Prior to founding WorkFusion, Andrew was VP of Technology at Freedom OSS, one of the first cloud computing consultancies and an early partner of Amazon Web Services. Andrew has held technology leadership and software architectural positions since 1997, including Fortune 500 companies — such as Deutsche Bank, Motorola, Dun & Bradstreet, and Bellcore (Telcordia) — and not-for-profit entities — such as the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Alex is Chief Executive Officer of WorkFusion. Driven by his passion for creating great teams, mentoring talent, and driving operational excellence, Alex has spent his career starting and scaling technology companies that help customers solve complexity and adapt to change. Prior to joining WorkFusion, Alex served as CTO and then Head of Global Operations at EPAM, a NYSE-listed software product-development services firm. He joined EPAM in 2009 when EPAM acquired Rodmon Systems, a media industry services company he co-founded with Alexey Vitashkevich.

As WorkFusion’s CFO, Pete is accountable for financial operations, planning, controls and overall translation of results against goals. He brings deep expertise in finance and enterprise tech, most recently as Global CFO of the mid-market digital agency Text100. Prior to that, Pete spent 20 years at Accenture and Avanade, leading Accenture’s North America Products Operating Unit as Managing Director. As CFO of North America and Asia-Pacific, Pete helped Avanade, an Accenture-Microsoft joint venture, grow from a startup to a $1 billion company.

Sudip oversees WorkFusion’s global business development and strategic partner alliance function. He is responsible for growth and revenue, building out customer-facing teams around the world and helping clients adopt Intelligent Automation at scale. For more than 20 years, Sudip has helped transform client businesses in Fortune 500 companies by leveraging technology-led solutions. He has been a Sales and P&L leader in global outsourcing and services companies including IBM, Accenture, and WNS.

Mikhail leads Product Management at WorkFusion. Mikhail oversees research and development and strategic automation goals for charter customers and strategic partners. Prior to joining WorkFusion as its first employee, Mikhail spent 10 years in the consulting industry, focusing on technology solutions in banking and financial informational services.

Alexey is responsible for WorkFusion’s Services Organization, overseeing delivery, support, and customer satisfaction across all lines of product on a global scale. Prior to joining WorkFusion, he served as Co-Head of North American Business at EPAM Systems. Before EPAM, Alexey was the CEO and co-founder (with Alex Lyashok) of Rodmon Systems, a media industry service provider that EPAM acquired in 2009. He has extensive experience in managing complex product development and services engagements across a broad range of clients and has held numerous management roles, including consulting and IT management.

Monica leads account management for WorkFusion. She was previously SVP of Global Business Operations for Viacom Media Networks, and before that she held technology management roles at Tacoda Systems, Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive, PBS, AARP, and NASA Space Station Freedom Program Office. Monica’s more than 20 years’ experience in media and technology operations includes development of project management frameworks, managing capital and expense budgets, building strategic partnerships with vendors, and designing sourcing solutions.

Adam is WorkFusion’s Chief Evangelist and SVP Marketing. He leads market development, field marketing, brand, communications, and analyst relations, and serves as the company’s spokesperson. Adam joined the company in 2012 as the company’s first marketer, built a team, and helped create the Intelligent Automation category. He previously founded two companies, served as the strategic leader at several of the world’s top advertising agencies and led product marketing for one of the earliest SaaS companies in the first wave of cloud-based software. Adam began his career in management consulting in the Financial Institutions Group and Enterprise Technology groups at BearingPoint.

Marc leads engineering at WorkFusion. He was most recently SVP of Technology at Viacom, where he managed and architected brand properties such as MTV, The VMAs, South Park, Comedy Central, VH1 and Logo. He first joined MTV in 2005 to build and launch its music service Urge, and the Zune service for Microsoft. Before that, Marc headed up R&D for Universal Music, Pressplay, and Napster. For more than 25 years, Marc has been a leader and evangelist for the importance of modern engineering practices such as DevOps, CI/CD, end-to-end test automation, APIs, microservices, and cloud native systems.

Abby leads WorkFusion’s data science department, helping it evolve process automation and applied AI for enterprise data streams within corporate industry. Before joining WorkFusion, he served as senior researcher at the University of Oxford. He holds a Ph.D in CS/AI from the School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh. For the past decade, Abby has been applying AI and machine learning to solve complex real-world data problems in both academia and industry. He is most interested in the intersections of efficient computation and frameworks to learn from complex or big data.

Ajay oversees and drives WorkFusion’s business and operations in India and the Asia-Pacific region. He came to WorkFusion with more than 25 years’ experience across operations and technology in the banking, financial services, and insurance sectors. Most recently, Ajay ran the Operational Excellence group at Markit, driving innovation in different areas of operations through ideas and initiatives which ramped up IT practices and efficiency. Prior to Markit, Ajay ran the back office for Futures and Options at J.P. Morgan.

Shawn Abbott is a partner at iNovia Capital focused on SaaS and Communications businesses. He previously pioneered internet security as CTO, then President, at Rainbow Technologies and saw the company grow ten-fold in profitability before being sold to SafeNet for nearly a half billion dollars. Shawn pioneered the CD-ROM locking used on several million discs and is published on hardware cryptograp hy in the ICSA Guide to Cryptography. He also holds an early patent as one of the inventors of now popular USB keys. Shawn is an active rotary wing pilot and holds a B.Sc. in Physics from the University of Alberta

Paul is Managing Partner of Nokia Growth Partners (NGP) and has more than 25 years of investment experience across the U.S., Europe and Asia. He is currently focused on NGP’s investments in the US and Asia in the mobile, IOT, auto sectors. Prior to NGP, Paul was responsible for technology investments in Asia at the International Finance Corporation. Previously, he oversaw M&A and corporate venture activity at Cadence Design Systems and worked at Merrill Lynch in investment banking. He received an MBA from Stanford and a BA from Dartmouth. Paul is co-author of Upward Bound: Lessons of How Nine Leaders Achieved their Summits. He is an Advisory Board member at the University of Baltimore and has served as an Adjunct Professor of International Entrepreneurship at the George Mason School of Public Policy.

Katherine Barr is a general partner at Mohr Davidow Ventures, a firm based in Menlo Park with more than $2B under management. Katherine focuses primarily on investments in web and mobile consumer and business products and services that leverage data analytics and new technology platforms. Specific areas of investment focus include Retail and Commerce Innovation (business process reinvention in the retail/commerce market), Life Tech (B2B2C products and services that optimize our lives as consumers), and Labor Force Innovation (optimization and automation of labor). Katherine has over 11 years of operating and entrepreneurial experience, including Senior Negotiator at Vantage Partners for global technology clients such as IBM, Cisco, Applied Materials, and HP on their deals with customers, partners, and service providers, a Senior Product Manager at HSA (a communications startup), and a Senior Marketing Manager at ACCESS (a global software solutions provider for mobile devices). Katherine is Co-Chair of C100, the leading Canadian technology entrepreneur association in North America, and guest lectures a yearly executive education negotiation session at Stanford University.

Justin LaFayette is a Managing Partner at Georgian Partners. Justin leads Georgian Partner’s investments in Bluecore, Integrate.AI, Kinnser Software, Kony, Polar, PrecisionLender, Signpost, Tealium, Top Hat, Turnitin and WorkFusion. Justin also previously led the firms’ investments in 41st Parameter, Shopify, Silanis and Syncsort. Prior to co-founding Georgian Partners in 2008, Justin was Vice President of Strategy for Information Platform and Solutions with IBM Software Group. Previous to that, Justin was a co-founder of DWL, an enterprise software company which grew over 10 years to become a leader in master data management (MDM). Justin also sits on the Board of Canada Learning Code, a not-for-profit organization with the mission to provide 10 million Canadians access to meaningful technology education experiences by 2027.

Kirill Sheynkman is the Managing Director of RTP Ventures, the U.S. arm of a $750M international Venture Capital fund. Kirill is 20-year software industry veteran, who has spent 10 of those years as a CEO of software companies. He is a three-time founder of venture-backed enterprise software companies, including an early relational OLAP vendor acquired by IBM in 1995 and Plumtree Software (NASDAQ: PLUM), the creator of the corporate portal market, acquired by BEA/Oracle in 2005. Kirill's companies were twice backed by Sequoia Capital where he was also an Entrepreneur in Residence. Kirill also held sales, product management, and business development positions at Oracle and Microsoft. Kirill is a passionate technologist, writes code in his spare time, and is fascinated by breakthrough software that can revolutionize or create big markets.

David Hawkins is the Founder of Hawk Equity, a New York-based investment firm specializing in growth stage technology companies. Hawk focuses on transformative companies in software, services, and internet that Hawk can help scale by bringing public market expertise and private equity style value creation. Prior to founding Hawk, David was a Principal at Glade Brook Capital Partners, a TMT-focused investment fund with both a public long/short strategy and a private growth equity strategy. At Glade Brook, David invested in several premier growth tech companies. Previously, David worked in private equity at Providence Equity Partners and began his career in investment banking at Citi. He earned a B.B.A. in Finance and B.A. in Plan II Honors from The University of Texas at Austin.

Company

Executive Team

Max Yankelevich

Co-founder & Chief Strategy Officer

Andrew Volkov

Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer

Alex Lyashok

CEO & President

Pete Cumello

Chief Financial Officer

Sudip Mitra

Chief Revenue Officer

Mikhail Abramchyk

SVP, Product

Alexey Vitashkevich

SVP, Professional Services

Monica Jonas

SVP, Strategic Services

Adam Devine

SVP, Marketing

Marc Aché

SVP, Engineering

Ilya Kazimirovskiy

SVP, European Operations

Abby Levenberg

SVP, Data Science

Ajay Sharma

SVP, APAC Operations

Board of Directors

Shawn Abbott

iNovia Capital

Paul Asel

NGP

Katherine Barr

Mohr Davidow Ventures

Justin LaFayette

Georgian Partners

Kirill Sheynkman

RTP Ventures

David Hawkins

Hawk Equity

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