Founder
Chief Executive Officer
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Gautam’s vision for launching True ValueHub was born out of 20+ years of experience in the manufacturing supply chain. In leading strategic sourcing and digital transformation teams at Honeywell, Hexion and Daikin North America, time and time again, Gautam faced the challenges of meeting company productivity targets with limited resources. At Honeywell, Gautam managed the global category team across 12 countries.
Gautam’s background in engineering with a deep understanding of complexity of strategic sourcing and a passion for innovation. He implemented strategies and technologies for procurement cost optimization, supplier value engineering, supplier risk mitigation and sourcing lead-time improvements. Gautam has held a variety of leadership roles in digital and functional transformation, strategic sourcing and lean six sigma.
Gautam has BS and MS degrees in Industrial Engineering, an MBA from The Wharton School of Business, and is a certified Lean Sigma Black Belt.
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Operating Officer
Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer
Over her 25-year-long career in technology and finance, Sophia has always been at the forefront of innovation. She deployed complex solutions for industrial, financial, healthcare and defense clients, enabling B2B e-commerce for DuPont, digitalizing insurance claim submissions via EDI for NEHEN, or outsourcing back office for the multi-billion dollar private wealth management business of Deutsche Bank.
As a portfolio manager at the Tuckerman Group, a small, entrepreneurial investment firm, Sophia was responsible for 35 funds with $10 billion in assets of State Street Global Advisors. She grew the franchise ~30% per year and launched the first-to-market International Real Estate ETF (RWX) that raised $1 billion in assets in only six months.
Sophia’s particular strength is execution across her considerably diverse areas of expertise.
Sophia holds an MBA with concentration in finance from Columbia University.
AI/ML & Data Strategy
Dr. Hamid Benbrahim has been instrumental in developing and implementing AI/ML and big data strategy for costing automation to leverage vast amounts of data including part specifications, manufacturing processes, supply chain logistics, and international trade data.
Dr. Benbrahim was previously the Head of Data and AI at Thomas, the primary source for industrial sourcing the US and Canada. He was leading the company transformation into a data business, developing new indexes and alternative data products, deploying AI and analytics capabilities. His experience spans over two decades in advancing business strategy with big data, machine learning, and systems thinking. He held senior leadership roles CEO of Natural Numerix, Chief Data Scientist at TD Ameritrade, and the Head of Applied Complexity Research at Fidelity.
Hamid Benbrahim holds a PhD in Engineering and Machine Learning from the University of New Hampshire. He filed 9 patents and holds one on dynamic call routing.
B2B Revenue Strategy
Rob Glenn is a accomplished business leader, recognized for his expertise in scaling companies through revenue growth and global market expansion strategies.
With over two decades of experience, including Chief Revenue Officer roles at Coupa and now at Tekion, he has a proven track record of driving business development initiatives and fostering sustainable growth. Rob excels in crafting innovative business models, forging strategic partnerships, and optimizing operational efficiency to achieve ambitious growth objectives. His leadership has been instrumental in navigating complex challenges and capitalizing on emerging trends to stay ahead in competitive markets.
With a passion for driving impact on a global scale, Rob continues to shape the future of companies through his visionary leadership and strategic acumen.
Client Success Strategy
Raj Sundaram has been successfully building, growing and leading dynamic organizations to achieve significant growth and market presence for over 30 years.
With the focus on technology for the automotive industry, as a former Chief Client Success Officer of Cox Automotive and Co-President of DealerTrack, Raj is recongized for leading teams through the execution of go-to market strategies, developing enterprise frameworks for managing large accounts, driving revenue growth, and realizing operational cost efficiencies.
With his career-long focus on technology for the automotive industry, Raj is also an advisor to Tekion Corp, AutoComplete, Trnsact, and Carmatic.
Technology Startup Strategy
Amit Maheshwari has a 25 year track record of building technology and technology enabled businesses using organic, strategic alliances, and acquisition methods. Amit has been equally successful in envisioning and leading fast-growing startups, and in managing multi-billion dollar portfolio of brands.
Amit is currently the Executive Vice President at Tekion Corp, responsible for creating strategic digital business opportunities, and serves on the board of Rollick Inc., which he co-founded. Amit was also a founder of AutoStyleMart, an automotive technology startup acquired by DealerTrack, and subsequently Cox Automotive.
Amit has a deep understanding of scaling technology businesses and industry platforms.
Technology Startup Strategy
Allen Darnell has over 20 years of combined business and technology leadership experience on an international scale as CTO, CIO, and COO, including leadership roles in early-stage and public companies ranging from $13M to $2B in revenue.
A serial entrepreneur, Allen was a founding team member and a C-level executive of multiple successful startups, namely, a CTO/COO of iSeatz, CTO of Silvercar, CTO of Wellsmith and more.
A turnaround champion and founding team executive, he has deep experience building diverse teams that scale quickly, and is a deadline-driven, quality-focused leader with proven project management expertise. He has overseen and motivated on- and offshore teams, and has earned a reputation for expertly bridging the gap between business and technology through strategic planning and a keen awareness of operational needs.
Legal Counsel
Gary Papilsky has been practicing business and corporate law for over 25 years, as a co-founder and General Counsel of technology startups and publicly traded companies.
Gary is an advisor to Rollick, Inc., where he was one of the founders and served as General Counsel and SVP Administration. Previously, he was the General Counsel at A Place for Mom and Senior Vice President and General Counsel at Dealertrack, a global SaaS company providing software to automotive dealers. He co-lead Dealertrack through a decade of rapid growth, from $225 million to over $1.3 billion in annual revenue, and through 20+ acquisitions and the sale to Cox Automotive for over $4 billion.
Earlier in his career, Gary served as Associate General Counsel at Garter, an IT research consultancy, and as General Counsel of Predictive Systems, a network consulting company.
