Meet our leaders

Christina Medeiros is Anaplan’s VP of Global Talent Acquisition, where she leverages her 15-plus years of professional talent acquisition experience to lead efforts to recruit the best talent to Anaplan’s growing team. Christina brings to Anaplan a unique combination of leading high growth teams, full-cycle recruiting, system implementation, and process improvement experience.

Prior to joining Anaplan, Christina spent 10 years at SuccessFactors, an SAP Company, most recently as a Director of Recruiting, where she led SAP’s global cross-functional project team and was responsible for recruiting process design, the implementation of SAP’s Global Recruiting Management System (ATS) and the consolidation of independent processes into a single global business process. Christina holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She was honored with the 2022 RippleMatch Exceptional Leader Award Nomination and chosen for the 2021 Anaplan Chairman’s Club.

Dan Koellhofer is Anaplan’s SVP of Applications for Sales Applications and leads efforts to help build “out of the box” apps for our Sales functions.

Before joining Anaplan, Dan served as Chief Product Officer at ScaleGrid, a leading multi-cloud DBaaS provider and an operating partner at Spotlight Equity. Dan also held a sales leadership position at SparkCognition, a GenAI SaaS vendor in industrial AI. Before SparkCognition, he worked as Chief Innovation Officer at First Advantage (acquired by Silver Lake) and spent 13 years at CallidusCloud (acquired by SAP) in various roles leading product and its worldwide technical sales organization. Dan graduated with honors from the University of Michigan, earning a degree in electrical engineering Computer Science. Outside of work, he spends time playing tennis with his wife Amanda and their twin boys Henrik and Caleb.

EJ Tavella is Anaplan’s SVP of Supply Chain Planning. With over 25 years of strategic and operational experience, EJ has held various roles, including supply chain practitioner, S&OP software founder, strategic consultant, and advisor to supply chain leaders.

Prior to joining Anaplan, EJ was a Managing Director at Accenture (End to End Analytics acquisition), where he led delivery for the West Analytics & Supply Chain practice, successfully delivering nearly $1 billion. EJ previously co-founded Steelwedge Software, a leading provider of integrated planning solutions, where he was responsible for developing the company's cloud-based sales and operations planning (S&OP) solution. Steelwedge Software has since become part of E2Open. EJ is actively involved in mentoring high-growth startups, providing valuable guidance and support in sales strategy, go-to-market strategy, and product and solution development.

Emily King leads a team of global HR business partners as Anaplan’s VP of HR Business Partners and is responsible for fostering employee development, shaping company culture, and driving talent strategies. Emily has over 20 years of accomplishments in talent management and technology leadership and a wide range of experience in organizational development, change management, leadership development, compensation strategy, and learning.

Prior to Anaplan, Emily spent seven years working in talent management at ScienceLogic, building a well-rounded talent management team of HR Business Partners, L&D Program Managers, and Instructional Designers and driving strategic company initiatives through talent. At ScienceLogic, Emily also spearheaded the company’s first leadership development programs, developed and managed a department budget of $900K, and created the company’s core values. Emily’s HR leadership experience includes positions at comScore, Inc. and Accenture. She earned a bachelor's degree in psychology and has completed graduate level coursework in Interpersonal Conflict and Conflict Resolution from George Mason University.

A seasoned transformation expert, Henry Payne is Anaplan’s Head of Transformation and Financial Flexibility, with extensive experience across technology and B2B industries. Henry is responsible for ensuring that Anaplan’s strategic initiatives deliver on the company’s profitable growth goals.

Prior to Anaplan, Henry served as an Associate Partner in McKinsey and Company’s Transformation and RTS practices, where he partnered with client executive teams on growth, cost, and organization health initiatives. Earlier in his career, Henry was also a Solutions Architect at Anaplan in the Professional Services group after working at various other Series A and B software companies.

Jaclyn Ott is Anaplan’s Senior Director of Financial Planning and Analysis, where she leads the Global Product and Technology Organization Finance Team and the Financial Operations team. With extensive experience in high-tech and consulting environments, she provides strategic guidance for Anaplan's platform and R&D investments.

Before joining Anaplan, Jaclyn held leadership roles at Akamai Technologies and Booz Allen Hamilton and served in the U.S. Army, where she led a team supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom combat operations. She holds an MBA from the University of South Carolina and a bachelor's degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point.

As VP, Customer Success at Anaplan, James O’Leary leads the Customer Success team in the Americas, driving strategic partnerships and exceptional customer experiences. With a passion for unlocking value and a deep understanding of Anaplan’s transformative power, James is focused on scaling the team and delivering outstanding customer outcomes.

Before joining Anaplan in 2018, James was a valued customer, leveraging the platform to enhance forecasting and decision-making at a global asset management firm. His extensive experience in finance and technology, including a stint as a business unit CFO for a global technology and media company, provides a unique perspective on the challenges and opportunities facing today’s businesses.

James holds an undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College and an MBA from the University of Connecticut.

Jarrod Martin is Anaplan’s SVP of Engineering, where he leads the strategy and delivery for Anaplan’s engineering teams to deliver innovation, working collaboratively across the Product and Engineering Organization and with stakeholders in GTM, Brand, Marketing and Customer Success teams. Jarrod also oversees all aspects of Anaplan’s architecture, engineering, quality assurance and DevOps teams. Jarrod sees the big picture from end-to-end, and he brings 25 years of experience to Anaplan in both technical and specialist IT, spanning the banking, telecom, utilities, public and media sectors.

Before joining Anaplan, Jarrod served at S&P Global as their SVP Head of Technology/CTO-Software Solutions in London, where he oversaw a $100 million budget and six product streams covering front to back workflows. Previously, Jarrod was also a Managing Director at Communica, where he rebuilt the product to a single code base, delivering a net-new product within 10 months – and earning it two prestigious Hedge Fund Manager Awards. He also previously held the role of CTO of three business lines at IHS Markit, as well as being responsible for establishing a modernization roadmap and cloud-focused implementation strategy.

As Senior Vice President of Operations for our Global Product and Technology Organization, Jennifer El leads Anaplan’s technology organization’s strategy, planning, and operations functions, ensuring that research and development at Anaplan functions smoothly and efficiently. She is also responsible for program and portfolio planning and delivery of our category-defining software.

Prior to Anaplan, Jennifer led business operations for the $5 billion collaboration business unit at Cisco, where she drove multiple transformative initiatives designed to improve efficiency, modernize the Fortune 100 customer base, and maximize recurring revenue in one of the few SaaS businesses inside the company. Before Cisco, she held technical and operational roles at Symantec, where leading a program to transform the Norton consumer business from a licensed to subscription model. Jennifer holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Jochen Kasper is Anaplan’s VP & Managing Counsel of EMEA & APAC, where he uses his strong understanding of processes to ensure successful M&A activities. Jochen has extensive experience managing legal processes to successful outcomes in a broad variety of business areas, leading negotiations with strategic customers and finding optimal solutions for a variety of customer related issues.

Before coming to Anaplan, Jochen spent 23 years at Infor in Luxembourg, where he transformed the organization from on-premises work to SAAS operations. Jochen played a large role in Infor’s corporate restructuring efforts in EMEA and at the corporate level, including restructuring for near shoring and off shoring and restructuring in policy management, operational due diligence, business planning, and M&A work. Jochen holds degrees in exam and law from Universität des Saarlandes.

Joe Horsey is Anaplan’s SVP of Global Pre-Sales and is responsible for leading the company’s pre-sales, solution consulting, and business value teams. Joe is passionate about helping his teams unlock productivity for customers and identify the right roadmaps to help businesses drive critical outcomes with the Anaplan platform.

Joe has over 20 years of pre-sales experience in the SaaS space and joined Anaplan after nearly a decade with ServiceNow, where he most recently led the company’s Americas Solution Consulting business. Based in Austin, Texas, Joe holds an MBA from the University of Georgia.

Kuntal Vahalia is Anaplan’s SVP of Global Channels and Alliances, where he leads a global team to support and grow the company’s world-class partner ecosystem. Kuntal works with the company’s go-to-market leadership team to scale high-quality partner delivery networks and deliver high-impact outcomes to joint customers.

Before Anaplan, Kuntal led all partnerships and international sales expansions at ThoughtSpot, where he transitioned the business from a direct-led model to a partner-led model. In addition to ThoughtSpot, Kuntal has scaled partner ecosystems at Salesforce and MuleSoft. Kuntal holds an MBA in Corporate Entrepreneurship from Babson University. 

Neil Thomas is Anaplan’s SVP of Applications – Finance. Neil began his career in finance, including as vice president of finance for datacomms startup Tricom Group, which grew to become the largest UK networking company, scaling revenues from $5 million to over $40 million.

Since then, Neil has spent more than 20 years selling to and serving finance leaders in senior Go-to-Market roles at organizations including Prevedere, Adaytum, Adaptive Insights, and Vena Solutions. Based in San Francisco, Thomas holds an MBA from Heriot-Watt University and a Master’s degree from the University of West London.

As the VP of Customer Success for the Asia Pacific region at Anaplan, Puneet Gupta is responsible for initiating and executing strategic plans to drive deployment, adoption and scale of Anaplan’s footprint within a diverse customer base across Asia Pacific and Japan. Puneet has more than 25 years of experience in enterprise software, which has equipped him well to serve Anaplan’s customers across the APAC region.

Prior to joining Anaplan, Puneet was an entrepreneur who set up and successfully exited a consulting business, as well as running P&L roles growing business at 50% year-over-year across Asia Pacific, Japan and the Middle East regions. Along with setting up and growing businesses, Puneet has built professional services and presales teams of 100+ members from the ground up, as well as setting up offshore delivery centers.

Puneet holds a Mechanical Engineering degree from Delhi College of Engineering and an MBA in Finance and Systems from Faculty of Management Studies, Delhi University.

Ryan Slinkard is Anaplan’s VP of global Professional Services, where he focuses on building and sustaining world-class customer experiences from initial implementation, expanding planning and analysis use-cases, and further integrating Anaplan within our customer eco-system. Ryan is passionate about driving measurable outcomes for our customers through the deployment of Anaplan.

Ryan has over 25 years of experience working directly with customers and providing services in management consulting, systems integration, education, managed services, and business development. Prior to joining Anaplan, Ryan held leadership roles at Drift (a Sales Loft Company) Workday, SAP (CallidusCloud), Clemson University and Accenture. Ryan holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Clemson University.

Sadie Beckius is Anaplan’s VP of Sales Development, and her passion for driving success and building powerhouse teams has helped her to move the sales arm of Anaplan forward into new and exciting territories. Sadie has over two decades of experience in lead generation, sales, and marketing operations, and she has extensive sales expertise which helps her continue to make positive changes in Anaplan’s sales processes every day.

Before joining Anaplan, Sadie’s prior roles included working as VP of GTM Operations and Productivity at Total Expert, where she was responsible for the overall productivity and effectiveness of sales, as well as spending 10 years at SAP Concur. Sadie held several leadership positions at Concur, ultimately serving as VP of SMB Global Sales Development and Operations, where she worked to significantly boost revenue and team growth. Sadie was also awarded the GM Award of the Year for excellence in management by Concur. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the College of Saint Benedict, she is currently an Advisory Member at PartnerTap, and today Sadie works out of Anaplan’s Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul office.

Sanjay Kacholiya is Anaplan’s SVP of Corporate Development. He is responsible for identifying and evaluating new investment opportunities for Anaplan’s next phase of growth. Sanjay is a seasoned tech executive with over 25 years of experience in corporate development, strategy, and finance, and he is passionate about leading cross-functional teams to achieve their maximum potential and create meaningful results.

Before coming to Anaplan, Sanjay led Strategy and Corporate Development for Citrix, overseeing M&A, strategic initiatives, venture investments, integration, and partnerships. Prior to his time at Citrix, Sanjay was an executive at GE Digital, and he also held roles at Synopsys, HP, and 21st Century Telecom Group (acquired by RCN), where he led numerous acquisitions and strategic planning efforts.

Sanjay serves on the Governing Board of Directors for Junior Achievement of Northern California and he is an active member of his local Rotary Club. He holds an MBA from the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business and a bachelor’s degree in economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

As VP, Corporate Strategy at Anaplan, Sophia Clementi focuses on executing company, product, functional and regional strategy – from annual strategic priority development to tracking and accountability and roadmap updates.

Before coming to Anaplan, Sophia spent six years as an engagement manager at McKinsey & Company, where she led teams advising software and TMT companies on strategy, go-to-market and transformation topics. Sophia holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, an MPhil from the University of Cambridge, and a bachelor’s degree from Yale University.