Michael London
Chief Executive Officer & President

Mr. London is a recognized thought-leader in the education sector with more than 20 years of professional accomplishments and innovations. He founded Examity in April of 2013 and now serves as its president and CEO.  Most recently, he was the founding CEO of Bloomberg Institute, an education venture backed by Bloomberg Ventures. During that time, he created and grew the BAT to more than 800 universities in 75 countries, making it one of the largest standardized tests worldwide. Prior to the Bloomberg Institute, Mr. London was Vice President, Corporate Strategy for Kaplan. He was also co-founder and CEO of College Coach and Tuition Advisory Services, both acquired by Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE “BFAM”) in 2006. Mr. London received a B.S. degree with honors from Babson College and an M.B.A. degree in Management from Boston University’s Questrom School of Business.

Shailu Tipparaju
Chief Technology Officer

Shailu Tipparaju, ensures the technology strategy and operations properly serve the core business objective to build a best-in-class test integrity solution with an intuitive user experience. With a proven expertise in building ed-tech solutions, Shailu provides leadership for the company within technology, solution development and all strategic areas. Prior to Examity®, Shailu was the co-founder and CTO of EdAssist, an ed-tech solution that facilitates education and training processes.  The company was acquired by Bright Horizons Family Solutions in 2011.  Earlier in his career, he was the director of enterprise education solutions at Xerox where he had the unique distinction of being recognized as the top performing employee worldwide.

Tobey Choate
Chief Administrative Officer

As Chief Administrative Officer, Tobey Choate assists with the scaling of Examity to help handle their explosive revenue growth. He is experienced in cost-efficiently building out the people, process, and technology capabilities to support SaaS-based service companies to include Customer Portfolios, a digital marketing SaaS company, recently named a 2015 Pacesetter by the Boston Business Journal in their annual list of the fastest-growing private companies in Massachusetts. Prior, Mr. Choate was Vice President of Corporate Technologies responsible launching and building a business intelligence services business.  For a significant portion of his career, Tobey was Vice President and Managing Director at Arthur D. Little, an international management consulting firm.  He was manager of a $40 million consulting business that provided strategic and operational counsel to growth industries.

Kurt Grabner
Senior Director, Operations

As Senior Director, Operations, Mr. Grabner is responsible for delivering industry leading service and support to all clients. Kurt has more than 15 years of operational leadership experience and has achieved great success building customer driven support organizations.  He invests in people, processes, and technology to cultivate high functioning teams focused on client success.  Prior to joining Examity®, Kurt was Director of Operations for a white label technology company servicing IT, Cloud, and Internet of Things (IoT) for fortune 500 clients.  During his tenure, he expanded the corporate support model to increase the adoption of new technology and enabled corporate migrations to cloud services.  Kurt also invested in employee education, co-op programs, and technology certification.  Because of this transformation, the company was awarded Microsoft Gold Cloud Productivity Partner status.

Jillian Wiseman
Senior Director, Business Development

Jillian brings more than 15 years of technology sales experience to the Examity team and serves as Director of Business Development. She is responsible for engaging potential clients and sharing Examity’s message and benefits. Her background of selling servers and storage to businesses and Universities and most recently recruiting sales within the software sector makes her an exceptional fit for institutions looking to enhance their technology positions. A top performer in prior roles, she has always focused on building and maintaining relationships with an uncompromising dedication to customer service. Jillian is a graduate of the John M. Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis.

Abhi Chapalamadugu
Head of India Operations

As Senior Manager, India Operations at Examity®, Abhi works closely with the senior team to ensure Examity® operations align with the best interests of all clients. Abi is responsible to ensure high levels of transparency and integrity across the company’s global offices. Prior to joining Examity®, Abhi worked globally for technology giants Microsoft and Infosys across a range of industries. He is passionate about bringing business and technology together to make a difference in everyday life. Abhi is a graduate of F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College.

Jessica Benjamin
Director, Business Development

Jessica L. Benjamin joined Examity® as a Director, Business Development. In her twenty years of sales and sales management experience she sold advertising and managed society relationships for peer-reviewed journals for Wiley, assisted universities in hiring top talent in STEM at New Scientist Jobs, and more recently, was a Team Lead for Monster Worldwide. Benjamin finds that her law degree gives her a unique understanding of test integrity, accreditation and accessibility and enjoys helping institutions meet their goals in these areas. Benjamin earned a B.A. in English from Reed College and a J.D. from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law.

Jesus Diaz
Director, Business Development

Over the past 15 years, Jesus has led university partnership teams at Bloomberg, Dow Jones and most recently Dropbox. He worked closely with Examity CEO Michael London at Bloomberg Ventures. At Bloomberg Ventures, Jesus led the global team responsible for university relationships and helped to deliver the BAT to more than 800 universities in 75 countries, making it one of the largest standardized tests worldwide. Jesus serves on the Board of Creo College Prep, a charter school in the Bronx, NY and is passionate about the importance of blending education and entrepreneurship, no matter what your field of study.

Jesus received a B.A. degree from New York University and an M.B.A. degree in Management from Columbia Business School.

Forrest Johnson
Director, Business Development

As Director of Business Development, Forrest brings almost 10 years of experience in both higher education and sales to the Examity team. Forrest is responsible for helping build relationships and generate partnerships with prospective clients. Prior to joining Examity, Forrest cultivated his skills in recruitment and sales roles at the University of Idaho, High Point University, and CollegeWeekLive.

Forrest is a 2005 graduate of the Albertson’s College of Business and Economics at the University of Idaho with a double major in Marketing and Management.

Ryan Leer
Director, Business Development

As Director, Business Development, Mr. Leer leverages his 15+ years of working in the educational sales space to develop and enhance Examity® client relationships.  Based in Austin, TX, Ryan covers the majority of clients in the southern US, including Texas, Florida, and Georgia.  Ryan previously worked as the Global Head of Sales at the educational arm of Bloomberg, LP,  where he worked with universities and financial institutions to provide entry level financial candidates better access to career opportunities.  He has a passion for education and enjoys building new relationships that become mutually beneficial and foster success. 

Steve Winicki
Director, Business Development

Steve Winicki, Director, Business Development, brings over 10 years of selling experience in the assessment industry to Examity. Steve’s is responsible for cultivating relationships with potential clients in the corporate and certification space. His background in selling assessment solutions to global customers is an ideal fit. Previously, Steve spent over 8 years in sales and marketing roles at Prometric Inc. Prior to that, he spent 4 years selling financial services solutions to individuals and business at Waddell & Reed. Steve’s success can be attributed to his customer-centric approach to solving customers’ business problems while meeting the needs of multiple sets of stakeholders.

Nina O’Brien
Key Account Manager

Nina O’Brien is a business professional with years of experience in account management and brand building. Ms. O’Brien joined Examity in 2013.  She has proven herself a leader in building and sustaining relationships. She also plays a large role in on-boarding new clients and ensures all parties involved receive the proper training and support necessary for a successful launch. Since graduating from Simmons College, Ms. O’Brien has worked in a range of industries including television, education, healthcare and technology.

Vanessa McCarthy
Key Account Manager

Vanessa McCarthy has nearly 10 years of experience as a client facing resource for enterprise level customers. Her strengths include developing trusted relationships, delivering consultative account management and driving business strategy. Her background has been predominantly in Information & Education Technology as well as Computer and Network Security.  Recognized as a top performer at Veracode, she assisted customers to elevate the security of their cloud-based solutions. Prior, she managed relationships at CIO Executive Council.  She is a strong collaborator who is always focused on delivering business results. Vanessa is a graduate of Bentley University in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Cheryl Esselen
Key Account Manager

As a Key Account Manager, Cheryl, has more than 5 years of experience working directly with some of the country’s leading colleges and universities. Formally a Relationship Manager and Marketing Coordinator for a large tuition payment plan provider, Cheryl is familiar with the needs of the higher education client base. In her dual roles, Cheryl managed the day-to-day needs of the client, along with promoting the growth of the product line. With this knowledge, Ms. Esselen is able to foresee the needs of the Examity® client base in order to successfully provide the best experience possible.

Evan Winter
Account Manager

Evan is a graduate of Tufts University with a degree in Anthropology. Prior to joining Examity®, Evan worked for Medford High School where he helped develop a new learning program designed to give students exposure to more personal and community based issues. His involvement enabled Medford High School to develop the Center for Citizenship and Social Responsibility. The Center has since grown twofold and now houses several educational programs. At Examity®, Evan will spend time as an Account Manager. In that role he will focus on customer service and quality control.

Allison Berger
Senior Marketing & Operations Manager

Allison Berger is the Senior Marketing and Operations Manager for Examity. Allison comes to Examity with over 18 years of marketing experience.  Prior to joining, Ms. Berger was the Marketing Production Manager at Bright Horizons Family Solutions. Ms. Berger worked with the corporate marketing team to ensure all projects coming into the department flowed smoothly through the appropriate channels. As the Sr. Marketing Manager, Ms.  Berger will use her strengths in managing multiple projects and her keen eye for detail to assure there is awareness of the Examity brand.  In addition, Ms. Berger will manage the logistics of all conferences and sponsorships that Examity participates in. Allison holds a Bachelor of Science degree in business, marketing concentration from the University of Hartford. Allison is also actively involved as a member of the Sharon, MA Parent Teacher Organization and is serves volunteers time to Cradles to Crayons and the Sharon Stars.

Donna Sommers
Technical Success Manager

Donna is a senior technical account manager with over 20 years in high tech working for startups and more established companies including Netezza, IBM, and Fidelity Investments. She has the rare combination of great technical skills and customer relationship skills in the same package. Passionate about education and expanding opportunities for others. Donna’s primary focus is onboarding clients to our Examity SaaS solution easily and efficiently.  She holds an MBA/Finance from Bentley University and a double major BA from Boston College and loves her Eagles.

Pooja Prasanna Kumar
Product Manager

As a Product Manager at Examity, Pooja’s responsibilities include overseeing various product launches and adhering to strict timelines for various releases. Pooja also works on various strategic initiatives and acts as a liaison between business teams and Examity’s technology development team. Pooja brings nearly 8 years of work experience spanning strategy, business development and engineering. Pooja has worked with companies such as ABB and MathWorks. Pooja holds an MBA degree from Babson College and an Engineering degree from India. Pooja is very passionate about education technology and strongly believes that technology will change the way everyone learns. During non-office hours, Pooja volunteers with the Boston Ed Tech foundation where she regularly organizes education and ed-tech related meetups.

Socrates Gavriel
Senior Operations Specialist

Socrates is from Lowell, Massachusetts and attended Fitchburg State University from 2008-2012 graduating magna cum laude with a degree in English: Professional Writing. Socrates’ prior experience includes hospitality and customer service as well as experience with event planning. At Examity®, he will spend time in customer service, quality control, and marketing. In addition, Socrates will be exploring his interests in the applications of new technology and social media as well as practical uses for each.

Eric Ringstad
Senior Operations Specialist

Eric Ringstad is from Fairbanks, Alaska and attended Stonehill College where he studied Marketing and Communication and was captain of the tennis team. While at Stonehill, Eric sharpened his management skills by completing two competitive internships. At ConnectPay, he researched the company’s online social media presence and helped the business development team meet its goals. While interning at Commonwealth Financial Group, he managed several different online databases and gained valuable experience working as a customer service representative. At Examity®, Eric is the Senior Operations Specialist. In this role, he focuses on the training and guiding of the team of part time auditors.