About Ventera
Leadership TeamRobert Acosta — CEO
Mr. Acosta founded Ventera in 1996 and today serves as the company’s President and CEO. Robert is a visionary leader with an entrepreneurial spirit. As a young entrepreneur, Robert has set the tone for the company’s success, stressing long-term relationships with customers, taking care of the employees, always doing the right thing, and emphasizing a healthy work/life balance. Prior to founding Ventera, Robert worked in the Technology and Finance Practice of Coopers & Lybrand Consulting. Robert felt that larger organizations like Coopers did a great job attracting the best and brightest professionals, but that these firms typically were not able to retain most of these people for the long-term.
In starting Ventera his goal was to create a company where outstanding people would want to come, work hard together, and stay – which is exactly what has happened. Robert has used his casual, easygoing nature to draw in talented people, who enjoy working together to serve Ventera’s customers. Robert has grown Ventera to more than $25M in revenue, while maintaining a comfortable work environment for the staff, and continually delivering beyond customers’ expectations. His emphasis on doing the right thing has garnered numerous awards for Ventera, including awards for providing an exceptional place to work, for corporate ethics, and for serving the community. Robert sits on the Board of Directors of The Neediest Kids, a non-profit organization that provides assistance to disadvantaged youth in the Washington DC area.
Robert received a BA in Economics from the University of Virginia and a MBA from George Mason University.