OnForce Leadership TeamPeter Cannone, Chief Executive OfficerWith two decades of leadership and sales experience, Peter Cannone is the top executive of OnForce, with ultimate responsibility for product development, operations, sales and marketing. Prior to assuming his current role, Cannone served as senior vice president of sales operations with PC Connection, where he was responsible for the company's IT solution provider base across customer sectors including small- to medium-sized business, higher education, government and Fortune 1000. Having advanced through several executive-level positions at PC Connection, Merisel, MicroWarehouse and Xerox, Cannone has a broad perspective on overarching trends in the service sector and an extensive understanding of the technology services industry that is highly valued by the OnForce marketplace. Cannone earned a B.A. in Economics from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and an M.B.A. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.Jose Bernal, SVP of Business Development and Marketplace OperationsWith more than 13 years of experience in IT services, Jose Bernal is responsible for the creation and cultivation of OnForce partner programs and the day-to-day service operations and infrastructure of the company. Bernal previously founded Comtech Systems, Inc., a South Florida systems integrator focused on professional-service clients in the arenas of law, healthcare and accounting. After selling Comtech privately, Bernal joined in the early-stage development of CP&S, Inc. While there, he oversaw the operations of CP&S as it grew to become one of the largest technology service spare-systems logistics companies in the nation. Bernal earned a B.S. in Operations Management and Statistics from the University of Alabama and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.Venkat Gaddipati, SVP of Technology and CTOWith more than 20 years experience in technology, Venkat Gaddipati is responsible for technical strategy and implementation at OnForce. Previously, he was the Founder and SVP/CTO at Upromise Investments, Inc., a technology services provider for 529 plan administration and recordkeeping. While there, he built a high-performing technology team and drove the business and IT strategy by building the platform for both Direct Sold and Broker Sold plans. Gaddipati also has held positions at State Street Global Advisors, Fidelity Investments, the TUXEDO development group at BEA Systems and AT&T Bell Labs. He earned a B.S. in Electronics and Communication Engineering from National Institute of Technology in Suratkal, India, and a master's degree in Computer and Information Sciences from the University of Pennsylvania. Gaddipati also has a CISSP certification and is a member of IEEE Computer Society.Paul Nadjarian, SVP of Marketing and ProductResponsible for overseeing the development of the OnForce platform and implementation of programs to communicate OnForce products and services, Paul Nadjarian is OnForce's top marketing and product officer. Nadjarian was an executive at eBay, responsible for the growth of the eBay Motors Parts & Accessories business, which he rapidly grew to become the world's largest on-line marketplace for parts and accessories. Earlier, he held several positions in sales and marketing within Ford Motor Company where he ran Ford's lead-management solution team. During his time at Ford, Nadjarian was co-founder of GreenLeaf, Inc., an automotive recycling venture within Ford. Nadjarian earned a B.S. in Economics from the University of Michigan and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.Jeanette Tweed, VP of Finance and AdministrationWith more than 20 years of wide-ranging experience in finance and accounting, Jeanette Tweed is responsible for building and scaling the company's finance and administration infrastructure. Before joining OnForce, Tweed held executive financial positions at several technology-based companies, including CCBN, Inc. and Knowledge Impact. She was also an integral member of the finance team that executed a successful IPO of the Cambridge-based technology services firm, i-Cube, Inc. (later merged with Razorfish). Before i-Cube, Jeanette spent nine years at The Boston Consulting Group during a time of tremendous revenue growth and geographic expansion, including 42 offices throughout Europe, Asia and the Americas. Jeanette began her career as a senior auditor at Deloitte & Touche, LLP, an international public accounting firm. She earned a B.S. in Accounting and Communications from Babson College. |
