About Us

Rutesh Shah (CEO & Founder of Infostretch) is a veteran of the technology industry with a passion for building and leading great teams. Over his 20 years of experience as a highly reputed quality and management consultant, he has assembled an incredible track record for leveraging technology and innovation to significantly improve software quality.

Prior to Infostretch, Mr. Shah was Vice President of Reliability Services at Arsin Corporation, where he deployed quality solutions for mission critical distributed applications for clients like Bank of America, McKesson, Oracle, Informix, Charles Schwab, Varian Medical and E2Open. Mr. Shah has been invited to speak at multiple conferences and user groups nationwide, where he has shared insights about quality and test automation. Mr. Shah holds a BS in Computer Science from Gujarat University, India, and an MS in Computer Science from MS University.

Manish Mathuria is an experienced technology consulting and business leader. In his position as Chief Technology Officer, Mr. Mathuria identifies and evaluates new technologies that can be practically applied to Infostretch’s customers. Mr Mathuria also consults directly with leading customers and is trusted for his advanced knowledge of technology systems management and his critical thinking and analysis. Mr. Mathuria has served as a senior technology consultant across Quality Engineering, software development, Cloud, SaaS and mobility for Fortune 500 firms and Silicon Valley startups. He speaks regularly at leading quality and software engineering conferences worldwide. Mr. Mathuria holds an Executive MBA from Santa Clara University and a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science degree.

Manish Mistry, our resident mobile technology guru, brings 20+ years of technology and management experience to Infostretch. His extensive background in delivering and managing all phases of mobile development, testing and certification enables him to create solutions for our customers that help them launch products, services and content into the mobile arena. Mr. Mistry leverages an innovative approach in developing solutions for mobile carriers, aggregators, developers, content providers, ISVs and enterprises, as well as supporting the commercial success of Infostretch mobile partners. Mr. Mistry has worked for Fortune 500 firms in areas of product management and software architecture. He holds a BS in Engineering from Mumbai University.

Pinakin Sheth brings more than 20 years of senior level financial management experience to his role as Infostretch’s Chief Finance officer, where he oversees the company’s finance organization, corporate planning/strategy , accounting and real estate functions. Pinakin joined Infostretch from Focus Frame Inc., where he served as CFO and was responsible for its finance, legal, real estate, corporate planning/strategy and information resource functions. Before joining Focus Frame, Pinakin has served on various senior finance management roles at Google, Juniper Networks and Sun Microsystems. He received a master’s degree in Finance and a Certified public Accountant.

Avery Lyford specializes in the rapid, profitable scaling of businesses. As a founding member of the IBM x86 server team, he ran product management and helped the business scale to $1B+ in revenue. Subsequently he joined McKinsey & Co where he focused on the factors for successful business launch and ramp and served as the CEO of two venture-backed startups focused on virtualization and cloud storage. With a partner he analyzed the “Blueprint to a Billion” success pattern for the 4% of IPOs that grew to $1B+ in revenue. In addition to his role at Infostretch, Avery is Chairman of Qubell (accelerated software deployment) and on the Board of GoGrid (Cloud-based Big Data/Analytics). Avery has a BS in Mechanical Engineering; an MS in Computer Engineering; and is an Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship at Hult International Business School.

Shalin Shah is the VP of Operations at Infostretch and is responsible for leading the client relations, sales function and East coast Operations. His 17 years of diverse experience includes IT Outsourcing Consulting with KPMG, setting up and managing offshore development centers for VeriSign, and designing and developing highly scalable software solutions for JP Morgan Chase Vastera and Fidelity Investments. Shalin’s vast experience has helped Infostretch deliver quality solutions to its clients and bring operational efficiencies. Shalin holds an MS in Computer Science from Utah State University and a BS in Computer Engineering from Gujarat University.

Leila Modarres is responsible for Infostretch’s global brand, go-to-market and communications. She has more than 15 years in strategic marketing roles and a stellar track record establishing brands in high-growth markets. Most recently, she headed marketing at Cumulus Networks, where she helped launch the company and define its position in the emerging software-defined networking market. Previously, Leila was VP Marketing at DeviceAnywhere, a pioneer in mobile application development and testing. There she helped establish DeviceAnywhere’s category leadership and subsequent acquisition by Keynote Systems. Additionally, Leila held key roles at emerging technology companies Virtual Iron (acquired by Oracle) and PanGo Networks (acquired by InnerWireless). Early in her career, she was at Porter-Novelli (Omnicom) providing PR services for EMC and Nuance; and at Harvard Business Review. She holds a BA in Communications from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Guy Vachtel has more than 14 years in sales, product and delivery of large-scale, enterprise and SaaS solutions. At Infostretch, Guy formulates strategies for global partnerships that win sales through business development, creative software applications and improved customer satisfaction. Previously, he headed strategic channel sales for Perfecto Mobile, the leader in cloud-based testing, automation and monitoring solutions for mobile. There he forged global relationships with strategic partners such as HP, IBM, CA and Microsoft. Earlier in his career, Guy led product sales across North and Latin America at Xura (formally Comverse), a leading supplier of enhanced communication and billing services. There he managed value-added services, product, sales and marketing strategies for the Americas region. Guy holds a BS in Business Administration and a degree in Electrical & Computing Practical Engineering from the Technical College of the Air Force.

Dr. Ashok Karania is an entrepreneurial leader with 15+ years of senior management experience in strategy, sales, alliances and client relations. As the Vice President for Europe Business, he brings Infostretch’s highly innovative and cutting-edge Silicon Valley expertise to European enterprises. He has delivered success stories in Telecom, Retail, FinTech & Hi-Tech Industries using a consultative solutions-driven approach to actualise new ideas in Digital Transformation, DevOps, Quality Engineering, Enterprise Mobility, Mobile Testing and Certification. He frequently speaks at various conference and events on business and mobility. He is an active member of various industry think-tanks and works closely with various industry alliances, academia and government bodies. Ashok holds a PhD in Business Policy & Administration from University of Mumbai and has a MBA from S P Jain.

B.V. Jagadeesh is a Silicon Valley-based serial entrepreneur with a track record building and managing market leaders. He has founded success stories such as Exodus Communications, NetScaler (Citrix), and 3Leaf Systems. Under his leadership, Exodus doubled revenue quarter-to-quarter to become one of the most highly valued venture-backed companies with over $2B in annual revenues and a market value of $30B. He was also instrumental in Exodus’ highly successful IPO. Jagadeesh has been a Board Member/Investor for Ankeena Networks (acquired by Juniper), Ocarina Networks (acquired by Dell), and Netmagic Solutions. He served as a Group VP and GM of Citrix Systems’ Application Networking Group after the acquisition of NetScaler for $325M. He is now a Managing Partner at KAAJ Ventures and his investments include Denali Systems, Woxi Media, ScaleArc and Rakya Technologies. He has a BS in electrical engineering from Bangalore University and a MS in electrical engineering from University of Bombay, India.