Software executive and venture capitalist, is President and CEO of database company MongoDB. Prior to this position, he was Managing Director at OpenView Partners. Earlier in his career, he co-founded the software company Applica and served as President and CEO until it was purchased by Breakaway Solutions. Mr. Ittycheria joined Breakaway after the sale, serving as Senior Vice President and General Manager. He then became Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Bessemer Venture Partners and founded the management software company BladeLogic (which went public in 2007), serving as President and CEO until it was sold to BMC Software and he was President of BMC’s Enterprise Service Management division. From 2012-2013, he was an investor and a partner with Greylock Venture Partners. Mr. Ittycheria was named “Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year for New England” (2004), has written about entrepreneurship for Forbes, and is a board member for several software companies. He received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Rutgers University. Mr. Ittycheria and his wife, Dr. Anju Thomas, have two children. One is a current Pingry student, and the other is joining Pingry this fall.