Granicus competitors

As Entrepreneur and technology leader, I transform startup, under performing and underfunded software organizations into global, competitive marketplace leaders. I started FatWire Software in 1996 which was aquired by Oracle in 2011. I led the resort development company, Great Land Holdings, though the 2008 recession and grew it into the most successful businesses in the region.SPECIALTIES♦ Operations, Start-ups ♦ Venture Capital ♦ Mergers and Acquisitions ♦ Business Transformation / Turnarounds ♦ Finance♦ Sales Management ♦ International Business ♦ Computer Science (PhD)

Adam Selipsky is the incoming CEO of Amazon Web Services (AWS), the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. Having previously led AWS marketing, sales, and support for 11 years, from 2005-2016, Selipsky helped launch and grow AWS from a start-up into a multi-billion dollar business. Prior to rejoining AWS in 2021, Selipsky was most recently President and CEO of Tableau Software. He led Tableau through its acquisition by Salesforce, in what was the third largest software industry acquisition at the time.

Firoz H. Lalji has lived the ultimate American success story. Born of Indian ancestry in the East African country of Uganda, Lalji became the principal provider for his household at 24 when Idi Amin ousted his family from their home and their sugar-cane processing and coffee plantation business. Lalji immigrated with his family to Canada in 1971, completely impoverished. He banked on his finance skills honed while earning his degree at the London School of Economics to navigate the sea of obstacles in his entrepreneurial ambition. In Vancouver, BC, he swiftly built a life for his family, founding the successful Kits Cameras photographic retailer chain in 1973 that eventually numbered 225 locations in both Canada and the Unites States. Lalji moved to Washington state in 1981 and, following the sale of Kits in 1997, he co-founded Zones, Inc. in 1988--a nationwide provider of progressive technology solutions to business and public sectors. In 1989, he found the real estate investment company Fana Capital Corporation. Lalji had reinvented and revolutionized Zones, shaping the company into the fifth largest private company headquartered in Washington for 2013. In hopes of fueling success for other emerging minority entrepreneurs, Zones, under Lalji's leadership, was a founding corporate partner of the University of Washington's annual one-week immersive Minority Business Executive Program. Lalji additionally established the Program for African Leadership, a public charity which supports the development of the next generation of African leaders by providing funding for 15 participants at the London School of Economics annually, as well as other programs to benefit his home continent of Africa.

A unique combination of strategic visionary and pragmatic leader, I have been recognized throughout my career with a variety of prestigious industry honors. I have been named as Tech Titans's Emerging Company CEO Award 2020 (companies with revenue | $200m), D CEO Magazine's Top 500 List (2018 - 2021), Dallas Business Journal Women in Technology (2019), and an EY Entrepreneur of the Year Regional Award winner in the Southwest (2018).Proven and intuitive executive with consistent success in driving growth in SaaS software (including Public and PE backed). Demonstrated ability to balance high growth (both organic and inorganic) business and global expansion while achieving strong profitability. I excel at fostering a positive and productive culture and building highly effective teams. Thoughtfully gained hands-on experience in multiple facets of software business including product development, product management, strategic marketing, mergers and acquisitions, and general management with full P&L responsibilities. Combined with my CPA background, this experience has proven to be remarkable in attaining excellent results.

Andrew W. Hallowell is a Founding Partner of Arcadia Partners and DHM Arcadia Partners Fund, LP. Andrew Hallowell serves as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at KnowledgePlanet. Andrew Hallowell was a Principal at Foster Management. He was responsible for managing certain portfolio company investments and actively identifying and reviewing new investment opportunities. Andrew Hallowell was a General Partner at Industrial Capital Group. he was the Head of the Financial Institutions Group at Brown Brothers Harriman and Company (“Brown Brothers”). At Brown Brothers, Andrew Hallowell led numerous debt and equity placements. Later, he became the Brown Brothers U.S. Banking Division’s youngest Group Head. Andrew Hallowell was the Port Genoa and Spinnaker Trimmer on the New York Yacht Club’s America II challenge to has back the America’s Cup in Perth, Australia. He serves as Director of TrainLogic and Mzinga, Inc. (also known as KnowledgePlanet) and serves as an Observer of HighWired. He served as a Director of Teachscape, Inc. Andrew Hallowell also serves as the Chairman of Chancery. At Harvard, he won the award for outstanding service to the community. Andrew Hallowell received an M.B.A. degree from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Economy of Natural Resources from the University of California at Berkeley.