CriticalRiver Leadership

Based out of San Jose, USA, Anji is an alumnus of UCLA, University of Louisiana and BITS Pilani. He has an MBA in International Business, but he is a true engineer at heart.

Our CEO and Founder at CriticalRiver, Anji was part of the original team that created Oracle Software that millions use even today. Since starting CriticalRiver, Anji has grown the company to a 300+ strong team that embodies the moral values of the company.

Anji Maram believes in giving back to the people he grew up with and people around him or in the world.

Based out of San Jose, USA. Chandra has an illustrious educational background with names like Stanford University, UCLA, SDAB, University of California, University of Louisiana and BITS Pilani.

He has multiple MBA specializing in various aspects of entrepreneurial business. The go-to person at CriticalRiver, Chandra is also an engineer.

Since co-founding CriticalRiver, Chandra has been a key driver for the teams strong presence in the Oracle HCM field with many clients associating with him extensively.He was the Principal at IHireRite Inc. which was later acquired by CriticalRiver.

Based out of Dubai and Hyderabad, Venkat is a BITS Pilani and Nayang alumnus. He held an influential role in architecting and delivery of large mission critical enterprise systems across Singapore and UAE before starting his own venture in Hyderabad.

Venkat then merged his company with CriticalRiver to become the CTO and Head of EMEA region. An Engineer by profession understands the client’s requirements perfectly.It’s his efforts that brought in several top names like Etisalat, Dubai Airport Freezone and more.

His vision enabled us to innovate products mSupplier and mParking. Venkat loves coding and still tends to be hands-on with delivery whenever possible.

Based out of Dallas, Texas, Scott has an honors degree in Economics from the University of Houston and served two terms as the Chairman of the Board of Directors for OAUG’s Energy & Utilities SIG.

Over his 22 years of experience, he has held progressive IT and management consulting positions dedicated to utilities with consulting firms such as Accenture, IBM, Capgemini, Black & Veatch and Infosys.

At CriticalRiver, Scott is leading the delivery of global Oracle Utilities solutions, with responsibility for key account relationships, building sales and delivery teams, designing and managing utilities transformations and leading Oracle Utilities practices.

Based out of Houston, Texas, Jason has an MBA degree from the University of Texas at Dallas and worked in numerous enterprises in a senior leadership role in the areas of Sales, Business Development and Consulting. He is professionally trained to execute-to-drive business value.

In his over two decades of long experience, Jason has extensively helped various companies in building GTM strategies for SaaS, On-Premise, M&A and driving growth. Jason specializes in building an effective sales pipeline in areas such as Oracle and other ERP software.

At CriticalRiver, Jason leads a strong team of sales professionals to formulate GTM strategies, driving and executing ERP sales in practices such as Oracle, Salesforce, NetSuite and Enterprise Applications, and help the company grow to manifold levels.

Based out of Dallas, Texas, Ajay has Bachelor of Technology and MBA from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. Ajay heads our global delivery services and is responsible for Salesforce and Oracle practices.

His primary areas of focus are SaaS(CRM, ERP, HCM, SCM), PaaS/IaaS(Lift & Shift), Business Intelligence and Integration while supporting global sales and delivery efforts.

Prior to joining CriticalRiver, Ajay led delivery and professional services organizations at Infor, ThomsonReuters, eVerge Group and PwC in executive roles.

Based out of UAE, Krish comes with an Engineering background from Shanmuga that helps him to bridge the gap between technology and client aspirations.

With his 25+ years of experience, Krish has had great success in technology business development while tapping emerging markets.

At CriticalRiver, his client-focused approach and problem-solving capability are in line with the CriticalRiver approach as well. In the EMEA region, Krish has made great inroads on the Client Engagement front with his natural flair for winning customer confidence.

Based out of San Francisco, California, Arundhati has held various influential HR roles for companies like Cortina and Cerium systems before joining our team.

Arundhati is the expert in Employee Relationship Management. Once the employee is on-boarded, Arundhati ensures they are working in a cognitive, supportive work environment with zero conflict.

Arundhati has been working closely with Chandra to bring about the Great Place To Work Certification for CriticalRiver

Based out of Hyderabad, India, Enay is a BITS Pilani alumni as well. He has been a key driver for the Supplier Management Suite development and delivery for various top clients.

Enay is a true believer in Technology and frequently quotes that “Tech is the Future; Future is Tech”. Enay is the go-to person for everything related to the offshore development team in India.

Enay is also responsible for the team’s growth in the offshore development center.

Based out of Milpitas, California, Jagruthi comes with a Bachelor’s and Master’s background in Technology from Osmania.

With her 5+ years of experience, Jagruthi is the go-to person for hiring, immigration, negotiation, training, mentoring and overall HR activities involving the Employee On-boarding and beyond.

Based out of San Ramon, California, Venkat serves as the Chief Information Officer at Ichor Systems Inc. Venkat has previously held leadership positions at NeoPhotonics Corp, JDS Uniphase Corp. and Oracle Corp.

He holds a BS in Engineering from PSG College of Technology, India. Venkat also serves as an Advisory Board Member of CriticalRiver. He has more than 25 years of IT experience with expertise in hyper-growth companies.

Venkat is experienced in all areas of management including global service delivery, applications development, support, IT security, strategy and transformation, with proven track record of accomplishments in each area. Venkat has been a featured speaker on a variety of technology, cloud and IT transformation topics.

Based out of Pleasanton, California, Tony serves as the Vice President & Head of IT at Five9. Tony has previously held leadership positions at AT&T, Lawrance Livermore National Laboratory, Tiburon and Wind River Systems. He holds a BBA from Simpson and an MBA in Computer Information Systems from California State University – Hayward.

Tony also serves as an Advisory Board Member of CriticalRiver. He has more than 20 years of experience in business and IT transformation that drives revenue and efficiency. He has established strong success in building and leading high-performance global teams.

Effective at developing and delivering strategic solutions in support of key business objectives. Expert at managing cross-functional teams in a highly matrixed organization.”

Based out of UAE, an innovative and results-driven leader focused on achieving exceptional results in highly competitive environments that demand continues improvement. Experienced in driving projects and customer service improvements while building partnerships with key business decision-makers. Known for building and motivating cross-functional teams that exceed corporate expectations. A business and technical professional with a broad skill set who is committed to growing the business.

He is now a Board Member and Acting CEO for B7 Group of Companies in UAE. He has held several other high impact roles dealing with strategic planning, megaprojects, customer relationship management, commercial excellence, innovation and digital technology.