We are here to bring simplicity to a complex world. To plan, design and deliver solutions that matter.
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Founded to advance and innovate business and government.
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tech and industry experts in offices across the U.S.
Leading with Purpose, Putting People at the Center
We are industry experts who care passionately about the impact our work has on our clients, our employees and our community.
Robert Acosta
CEO
Christina Pritchett
Vice President, Human Capital Management
Hugh Shaw
Chief Financial Officer
Brian Evers
Chief Information Technology Officer
Jeff Smith
Executive Vice President, Government Services
Chris Ford
Executive Vice President, Business Services
Praveen Nedungottil
Chief Technology Officer
Doug Bullard
Senior Vice President, Business Services
Recognized for Excellence and Ingenuity
Commitment to Innovation
Ventera embraces our employees and their creativity as one of our greatest drivers of innovative thinking and solution building. Through our in-house innovation incubator, employees organize interest groups around emerging trends and technologies, such as UX, DevOps, AI, and machine learning.
We are a community of creators and problem solvers who love to give back whenever and wherever we can. Here are just some of the many places and organizations where Ventera employees convert their professional momentum into community action, giving and service.
A visionary leader with an entrepreneurial spirit, Robert founded Ventera in 1996 with the goal of creating a company where outstanding people want to work hard and succeed together for the long run. Robert sets the tone for the company's culture, stressing trusted relationships with customers, taking care of employees, serving the community, and consistently doing the right thing. “People first” is at the core of every decision he makes. Robert received a BA in Economics from the University of Virginia and an MBA from George Mason University.
Christina Pritchett
Vice President, Human Capital Management
Christina has responsibility across staffing and recruiting, employee relations, training, compensation, benefits, leadership development, and performance management. She is a passionate people-first leader that works tirelessly to support our team members. Christina serves as a chair for the Northern Virginia Family Services CARE Award and is a proud VT Hokie!
Hugh Shaw
Chief Financial Officer
Hugh is responsible for Ventera’s overall financial, contracts and legal activities. He helps turn our vision into reality by navigating financial impact and using it to influence operational decision-making and strategy. With over 20 years of finance, accounting, and contracts experience, Hugh has developed a strong track record of facilitating major growth for a number of privately-held technology companies.
Brian Evers
Chief Information Technology Officer
With 23 years of experience in IT infrastructure, Brian leads Ventera’s corporate IT team. His responsibilities include management, communication systems, IT budgeting, IT Security, hardware and software procurement, cloud technologies, IT infrastructure planning, and design. In his spare time, Brian enjoys traveling and relaxing with his family.
Jeff Smith
Executive Vice President, Government Services
Jeff is an accomplished business leader with over 30 years of experience providing business and information technology consulting services. Throughout his career, he has worked to solve business problems for large federal client organizations using creative application of technology solutions. As part of Ventera's executive management team, Jeff helps to set the company's strategic agenda and corporate objectives for solution delivery and sales.
Chris Ford
Executive Vice President, Business Services
Chris has been leading the commercial services unit at Ventera for over 20 years. He is responsible for the overall operations of the business unit including business development, operations and participating in defining Ventera’s strategy. His consulting and communications career has spanned over twenty years, developing partnerships with a variety of leading technology firms throughout his time with Ventera.
Praveen Nedungottil
Chief Technology Officer
“Serial Disruptor” of the status quo and the person for impossible things. Praveen has developed a proven track record for turning troubled projects to successful conclusions through innovation, strong process improvement, client management and teambuilding. He earned his stripes designing and engineering large enterprise solutions – you name it and he has coded it.
Doug Bullard
Senior Vice President, Business Services
Doug brings over 20 years of experience as a business leader in management and technology consulting, client management, and sales, with expertise in the communications and financial services sectors. He builds and leads teams for Ventera clients and drives meaningful change in every engagement. As part of the executive leadership team, Doug is committed to Ventera’s mission, strategy, and upholding our core values, making Ventera a place where great people want to work.