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ABOUT US
Meet the Leadership Team
Thinkers. Dreamers. Doers. This is the like-minded alliance of empathetic difference-makers who are the true secrets to our transformative successes.
Our Advisory Team
Mr. Sargent is the retired chairman and CEO of Staples, Inc., a business products retailer, headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts. He is also the lead director of The Kroger Co. and a director of Wells Fargo and Five Below, Inc. Currently, Mr. Sargent also serves as an Operating Partner at Advent International, and Executive Partner at Solamere Capital, LLC, both private equity firms in Boston.
Mr. Goldberg is the Chief Commerce Strategy Officer at Publicis Communications. Jason has worked with over 100 clients on the Internet Top 500. Under his twitter feed @retailgeek, he is one of the most followed e-commerce subject matter experts on the web. He is the executive chairman of the board of directors of shop.org (and the National Retail Federation Digital Advisory Board). He also hosts a top e-commerce podcast called “The Jason & Scot Show”, and has been voted one of retail’s top global influencers by Vend five consecutive years.
Tushara Canekeratne is a global IT leader, and a huge advocate for education, leadership and entrepreneurs. In 2006, Tushara founded Nadastra, Inc.and has served as CEO since inception. In 1996, Tushara also co-founded Virtusa Corporation and served as EVP Global Technical Operations. She also serves as a member of the several leadership councils at Harvard University, Kennedy School & Stanford University.
Don LeBlanc is Strategic senior executive with extensive experience in building and leading B2B and B2C organizations globally. Don is a 20+ year Retail/E-commerce veteran with past roles leading omni-channel Marketing at Staples and global Marketing at Vistaprint. He currently serves as Chief Commercial Officer at Simplisafe which sells direct to consumer as well as through retailers such as Amazon, Best Buy and Costco.
Thomas Arul is a serial entrepreneur, investor, Blockchain & Technology evangelist with over 25 years experience based out of Boston. Thomas is currently the CEO and Co-Founder of Bleumi Inc. (Bleumi.com). Prior to founding Bleumi, he was the Managing Partner/Co-Founder of Expicient Inc. a professional services firm that specialized in Omni Channel Commerce and was acquired by the Publicis Groupe in 2015.
Chris was one of the founding members of Sapient and following the acquisition by Publicis Groupe in 2015, he was the Chief Strategist of Publicis Sapient. For the past 30+ years, he has helped leading Fortune 1000 corporations transform the areas of marketing, commerce, supply chain and customer experience. He currently serves as a director, advisor and investor in emerging technology companies to solve complex problems in healthcare, retail, manufacturing, defense, financial services and other industries.
Vikalp is an experienced senior executive with 20+year’s experience in leading high-growth teams in digital agency and consulting services. He has played numerous executive leadership roles at large firms like Dentsu & Publicis.Sapient. including Global Head of Customer Experience Strategy, President of Commerce Services & Chief Operating Officer. He is passionate about incubating & scaling innovative solutions that materially improve sustainability while ensuring commercial success.
Nari Sitaraman is the CTO at Bark Box a monthly subscription service providing dog products, services, and experiences. He has over 20 years of retail experience across technology, strategy, and product management, and has led various top brands through successful digital transformations. Previously, he was the CTO at Crate and Barrel, and The Shade Store. He has also led technology teams at Williams-Sonoma fostering a tech and data driven culture focused on customer experience and innovation.