Sanjay Sathe conceived RiseSmart based on his experiences as an executive climbing the corporate ladder over a two-decade career in marketing and general management.

Sathe has led successful sales and marketing organizations both domestically and internationally. His management background encompasses product marketing, CRM, loyalty programs, branding, marketing communications, public relations and strategic alliance initiatives across the telecommunications, banking, airline and technology sectors.

Prior to founding RiseSmart, Sathe served as vice president for enterprise data management for Sabre Holdings, a $2.5 billion global leader in travel commerce and the parent company of Travelocity.  Sathe led corporate efforts to leverage customer insight and business intelligence to create differentiated customer relationships and incremental revenue streams.

Before Sabre, Sathe was senior vice president of marketing for Brierley & Partners, a CRM and loyalty management company serving global brands such as Hilton HHonors, Hertz #1 Club Gold, BlockBuster Rewards, Sony and Nokia. In this role, Sathe drove the company’s e-commerce, marketing and international new business development efforts. Sathe also has served in marketing management roles in Europe and Asia with major corporations including Lufthansa and HSBC.

He received a Master of Business Management from the Asian Institute of Management in Manila, Philippines, and has completed an executive education program at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

RiseSmart co-founder Dan Davenport leads the company’s finance and accounting functions and is also responsible for global operations. Davenport heads the customer service and fulfillment organization, which includes the RiseSmart Career Concierge™ team and back offices in India.

Davenport has spent his career working with international technology-oriented companies. Prior to RiseSmart, Davenport served as senior director of global sales operations at Sabre Holdings, parent company of Travelocity. In his nearly decade-long tenure with Sabre, Davenport led global teams serving in a variety of senior roles spanning operations, finance and business development.

Prior to Sabre, Davenport held finance and treasury roles at Electronic Data Systems, and served as a licensed investment advisor for Fidelity Investments.

Davenport has an MBA from Texas Christian University and a Bachelor of Science in economics from Southern Methodist University.

Shachindra Agarwal oversees RiseSmart’s information technology systems, network architecture, focusing on aligning the technology vision with business strategy. He coordinates technology strategic planning, actively seeking ways to leverage the integration of business processes with applicable emerging technologies in order to improve and streamline operations and services in the most efficient and cost-effective manner. He brings more than two decades of experience in technical leadership positions.

Prior to RiseSmart, Agarwal was founder and chief technology officer of SWStrategies LLC, a Web-based service for software professionals worldwide. The company successfully forms just-in-time global teams optimally suited for specific client projects.

Before SWStrategies, Agarwal was vice president of engineering at Metallect Corp., a Dallas-based provider of software risk management solutions that help companies lower the risks and costs of business disruption caused by software application change.

In his 23-year career, Agarwal also has served as chief technology officer for Savoya LLC; chief architect for Claria Corp.; and vice president of engineering for iChoose Inc. Additionally, he has served in management roles at IBM and Sterling Commerce.

Agarwal has a B.S. from M.N.R. Engineering College in Allahabad, India.