As CEO of Avionté, Rishabh is focused on helping customers succeed through thought leadership, innovation and service excellence. A serial entrepreneur and seasoned CEO, Rishabh has successfully led technology-enabled businesses in payroll, benefits, and healthcare services with leading US and international private equity funds.
Rishabh previously served as Director and CEO for Ascender HCM, a leading payroll and HCM provider in Australasia, where he led the acquisition and transformation of the business. He was a member of the Executive Advisory Council for CVC, a multi-billion global tech private equity fund, most recently serving as Executive Chairman for BoltInc. He is the co-founder & former Executive Chairman of Kinela and serves as a Strategic Advisor to Pharmacord. Rishabh was a General Partner at Archer Capital, a $3 billion private equity fund where he served as Chairman of the Board of Supercars and was a Director of HealtheCare. Rishabh served as the CEO of SHPS, Inc., a leading private-equity backed provider of HR outsourcing, benefits management and consumer-driven health plans, CEO of Landacorp, a private equity backed medical management software business. Prior to SHPS, he was co-founder and CEO of Abilizer Solutions, a pioneering portal software firm focused on innovative employee benefits (sold to BEA).
Rishabh is a graduate of Tufts University and holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard Business School. Rishabh brings vast experience in technology leadership, acquisition, growth strategy, and HCM to Avionté.
“In this dynamic environment, we want to help our customer successfully compete for talent and efficiently manage their businesses to growth and profitability.” – Rishabh Mehrotra
As Chief Revenue Officer, Brigid leads the cross-functional teams that directly impact the service experience and success of our customers in the areas of technical support, account management, training, and technical services. Brigid owns the customer journey and makes it a priority to ensure Avionté engages with our customers in a way that delivers incredible customer service with a positive business impact.
With a background of nearly 10 years in the staffing industry, including Managing Director of Cynthia Cook, Inc., a full-service staffing company, Brigid has a deep understanding of staffing operations and the ability to see the service experience from an Avionté customer perspective.
“My goal is to provide our customers with a truly customer-centric, comprehensive, and transparent customer journey. We strive to ensure that every interaction our customers have with Avionté is both positive and meaningful.” – Brigid Isenmann
As Avionté’s Chief Product Officer, Sushma oversees the design and user experience for all Avionté software products, including AviontéBOLD, INSIGHTS, and the 24/7 Mobile Platform. Sushma focuses on developing solutions that deliver the optimal customer experience and outcomes for all stakeholders including talent, recruiters, and administrators.
Sushma brings more than 25 years of experience in human capital management and technology, with direct hands-on experience designing and managing large scale HR technology and service operations. Prior to Avionté, Sushma served as a Vice President, Strategic Advisory Services at ADP. In this role, Sushma worked directly with clients on business strategy, process optimization, compliance and leading business practices across all Human Capital Management services. Prior to ADP, Sushma served as the SVP, Product Management for SHPS|Carewise Health, and Vice President of Operations. There, Ms. Tripathi was an instrumental part of the strategic team focused on innovative product development activities to ensure alignment with client goals and delivered the best experience for clients and participants. Prior to joining SHPS|Carewise Health, she served as a Director, Product Development and Management for Cigna, as well as various positions in benefits administration at Independence Blue Cross and Strawbridge & Clothier.
Sushma has a Master of Business Administration degree from Drexel University with dual majors in finance and human resources management.
“Workforce management can shape the perception of your organization and improve employer brand. My goal is to provide our customers with the right staffing and recruiting tools, technology and service excellence to succeed in this gig economy.” – Sushma Tripathi
As Chief Technology Officer for Avionté, Odell oversees the technology teams, tools, and processes that provide the foundation of the Avionté platform. This includes software engineering, cloud infrastructure, and information technology.
Odell brings over 28 years of experience building and operating large-scale software platforms. Odell has a BBA from the University of North Dakota. Prior to Avionté, Odell served as CTO for CoConstruct, SVP of Engineering for NBC SportsEngine, CTO at Xata/XRS, Chief Architect at Gearworks, and Sr. Director of Enterprise Architecture at Digital River. In these roles, Odell led teams responsible for developing cloud-based software-as-a-service platforms for both the consumer and B2B markets.
“My passion is about building truly great products that disrupt traditional approaches and deliver an awesome experience at large scale across entire industries. Workforces are changing the way they operate like never before, and I’m excited to bring innovative technology to enable that shift.” – Odell Tuttle
Christopher Ryan leads the Strategy and Marketing functions for Avionté. He brings more than three decades of consulting, thought leadership, and corporate experience in Human Capital Management.
Chris came to Avionté from ADP where he served as the VP of Research for Strategic Advisory Services. In that role, Chris provided guidance to ADP’s diverse client base on a broad range of HCM topics, including HR Strategy, Regulatory Risk, and HR Technology. Key areas of focus included U.S. Labor Trends, employment practices, and workforce management. Chris has also written and spoken extensively about part-time and temporary workers, employee retention, gender pay equity, emerging trends in compensation, U.S. labor shortages, and the economic impact of the Affordable Care Act.
Chris joined ADP through the acquisition of SHPS HR Solutions in 2012, where he served as EVP, Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer for the enterprise. Prior to SHPS, Chris held consulting and leadership positions at Hewitt Associates, Arthur Andersen, Watson Wyatt, and Deloitte & Touche.
Chris is a graduate of the University of Chicago with a B.A. in physics. Mr. Ryan also holds an MBA in marketing and management policy from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.
As Chief Financial Officer of Avionté, Brad is responsible for all financial, tax, accounting, legal, and M&A functions. He has been a CFO of multiple publicly traded and private equity-backed companies for the past 30 years in technology-enabled services and multi-location healthcare services. His passion is to simplify, streamline, and automate complex systems.
Varun joined Avionte as Chief of Staff, working across the business on strategic initiatives, before stepping into his current role. Varun has a background in leading B2B enterprise software customer success, solutions engineering, sales, product management, and implementation teams. Before Avionte, Varun worked for Epic (enterprise healthcare software) in Madison, WI. During his tenure at Epic, Varun relocated to Dubai where he was General Manager for their Middle East office. Varun left Epic to pursue his MBA at Harvard Business School. While in business school, Varun worked at Amazon Web Services and advised several startups on product management and growth strategy.
As Senior Vice President of Engineering at Avionté, Sarat Kakumanu oversees the product engineering and processes that form the foundation of the Avionté platform.
Sarat brings more than 25 years of experience in product engineering building CRM, FFA (Field Force Automation) and eCommerce products. Prior to Avionté, Sarat served as SVP of Engineering for Aleran Software, a B2B eCommerce provider, VP at Xata/XRS, Senior Director at Optum and Technical Architect at BestBuy. With his extensive experience in SaaS, Cloud Architecture, development methodologies and product implementation, Sarat has successfully led geographically distributed teams and multiple software product releases targeting both B2B and B2B2C markets. Sarat is a graduate of Iowa State University with a Masters in Electronics & Computer Engineering.
“I am always questioning the status quo and identifying how emerging technologies can be applied to generate new solutions. Staffing firms today are needing solutions that makes complex data available to them and their workers in an easy to use and timely fashion. I am excited to leverage my background along with emerging technologies and deliver these solutions to our clients.” – Sarat Kakumanu
Aaron Armstrong is the Vice President of Client Management at Avionté. Aaron has almost 20 years in client relationship management and leadership. He is passionate about partnering with clients to deliver seamless, collaborative relationships with everyone utilizing Avionté’s technology. He leads the client management team at Avionté, working to ensure satisfaction and strategic results with our clients. Aaron currently resides in Minneapolis, MN.
As VP of Human Resources, Matt is responsible for leading the HR function including talent management, talent acquisition, compensation and benefits, and team member engagement. Matt started his career in staffing before spending over a decade with an educational software company where he worked in a variety of HR leadership roles. He has a Master’s Degree in HR Management from Saint Mary’s and a B.A. in Communications from the University of Minnesota.
Jodda Perry is Vice President of Enterprise Solutions. Jodda has over 20 years of experience in sales and sales leadership. Jodda is passionate about partnering with customers to create mobile strategy and help clients lean into digital transformation, to eliminate manual processes, and create amazing candidate and client experiences. Jodda is instrumental in helping our customers navigate the tech-stack and collaborate with partners to create a comprehensive in-app experience. Jodda is a graduate of Hobart and William Smith Colleges and currently resides in Atlanta, GA.
As VP of Avionté+, Scott Poeschl leads the vision and strategy for Avionté’s partnership program. Scott oversees the cross-functional efforts that support and grow the partner program from integration development, technical support, partner management and partner marketing. Scott is always looking to deliver partnerships that engage with our clients in a way that delivers incredible value and positive business impact for their firm.
Scott brings 20 years of experience in the HR technology space with a decade at ADP, and various other roles supporting partnership integrations to a client’s tech stack. Scott has a unique passion for operational efficiency in talent acquisition, payroll processing, and API integrations, which comes through as he works with partners and clients.
“My goal is to provide clients a robust partner program where you can leverage pre integrated partners or integrate your own tech stack to Avionté as the system of record. The partnership program will help firms be more efficient, more profitable, win more clients, place and pay talent faster, all while improving your staff and talent experiences.”
Serent Capital is a growth equity firm based in San Francisco that invests in profitable, high-growth businesses. Their mission is to deliver extraordinary returns by partnering with outstanding executive teams to grow exceptional businesses. The firm partnered with Avionté in January 2014. Serent’s board of directors helps Avionté achieve its ultimate potential through thematic sourcing, comprehensive diligence and extensive business building efforts.
