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Sarvarth Misra is the Co-founder and CEO of ContractPodAi®. He is a leading legal innovator with extensive experience in the legal technology and legal services sector. Sarvarth is responsible for ContractPodAi’s development, strategy, and growth. He has led the conceptualization, design, and development of ContractPodAi and continues to lead all innovation initiatives, new routes to market, and commercialization strategy. A thought leader in the legal sector, Sarvarth has written several articles and spoken at numerous conferences in the legal technology and legal services space. And as a corporate and commercial lawyer, he worked in private practice with leading law firms in Asia, focussing on M&A, capital markets, corporate restructuring transactions, and cross-border joint venture agreements in the insurance, information technology, and financial sectors. Often, Sarvarth was called upon by clients to advise on complex regulatory issues, foreign investments, and taxation matters.

Robert was one of the youngest partners ever appointed to a leading U.K. law firm, which he worked for over 20 years and, ultimately, led. As Chairman of that law firm, he led the firm’s partners through a strategic and operational review, which resulted in the firm becoming the core U.K. legal practice within KPMG’s global grouping of law firms. When he was CEO of KLegal International (the grouping of law firms with more than 3,200 lawyers in more than 60 countries) he began the task of transforming that grouping into a cohesive international business sitting alongside KPMG. When regulatory changes forced KPMG to change its business strategy of building a global group of lawyers to sit alongside its global accountancy business, Robert then launched a consultancy to assist law firms with operational challenges and help entrepreneurs and businesses negotiate and manage large legal transactions. Robert’s knowledge of and experience in strategic change in the legal services market led to the co-creation of ContractPodAi. He has written several articles about how lawyers can improve business outcomes by embracing change and has spoken about “managed legal services” and legal outsourcing at conferences in Europe, the U.S., and Asia. In addition, he is an enthusiastic ambassador for the development and application of new technology that helps deliver commercial legal services.

Viraj Chaudhary is the Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer at ContractPodAi. Viraj leads operations at the global level, ensuring maximum value creation from the company’s key stakeholders and functions, including product development, projects, talent acquisition, and resource management. As a founding member of ContractPodAi®, he continues to provide legal technology domain expertise for all new initiatives and supports overall project delivery to end customers. With more than 11 years of experience in legal technology and legal services, Viraj has supported multinational organizations, including Thomson Reuters, in various sectors in the U.S. and the U.K.

Anurag Malik is the President and Chief Technology Officer at ContractPodAi. For more than 20 years, Anurag has scaled products and built technology teams for both startups and multi-billion corporations, across a wide range of industries. As ContractPodAi’s CTO, he is focused on building the next generation of AI-driven dominant technology platforms in the contract management space.

Deirdre Leone is the Chief Customer Officer at ContractPodAi®. Deirdre is responsible for the overarching customer experience with a focus on global customer retention and growth. She leads teams across customer success, customer support, account management, and community. Prior to joining ContractPodAi, she held senior sales roles at Thomson Reuters and Hilton Worldwide. While a member of the Thomson Reuters Legal Advisory Board, she brought her market insight and industry expertise to the Senior Leadership Team. Deirdre holds a JD from Widener University School of Law. Her areas of focus include product development, market penetration, and sales operations. Deirdre is currently based in New York City.

As the Chief Marketing Officer at ContractPodAI, Anna leads the global marketing and communication teams in support of the broader go-to-market growth plans. Anna has over 20 years of B2B marketing experience getting results for fast-paced start-up and growth phase enterprise software companies.

Jerry Levine is Chief Evangelist and Co-General Counsel at ContractPodAi® . Jerry serves as an advisor to customers and the internal client voice, helping to guide global client success and shape overall product vision. As a former global general counsel and Corporate Secretary at Amelia (IPsoft) - and a ContractPodAi customer, himself - he successfully implemented ContractPodAi within IPsoft’s legal department. Jerry also held leadership and consulting positions at both publicly and privately held companies, including Axiom and LexisNexis. He also founded a start-up focused law firm. As a leader in legal design thinking, he has been committed to helping legal professionals become “awesome lawyers” and strategic organizational leads - to drive results and increase market share for businesses. Jerry holds a B.S. in Marketing and Japanese from the University of Maryland, and a J.D. with Honors from Rutgers Law School. He is currently based in New York City.

Tanja Podinic is the Senior Vice President of AI Programs at ContractPodAi, where she leads AI-driven initiatives to innovate and enhance legal technology solutions. With over 15 years of legal experience, Tanja has a deep understanding of regulatory and compliance matters, particularly in technology, data protection, and digital transformation. Her career spans from construction litigation to corporate in-house roles, where she gained valuable insights that shaped her expertise in leveraging technology for legal operations. Before joining ContractPodAi, Tanja was the Global Legal Generative AI Lead at PwC and held key roles at Dentons, where she implemented machine learning tools across the firm and within client legal departments, whilst contributing to the design and development of various AI tools. She founded Digital Legal Ventures to provide AI strategy and operations advice to the legal sector. Tanja sits on the Technology and Law Committee for the Law Society of England and Wales where she advises the UK government on the implications of AI within the legal profession. She holds a Masters Degree in Law and has executive certifications in AI. She is passionate about driving technology improvement and adoption within the legal industry from her base in London, UK.

Mark Langsbury is SVP, Global Partnerships at ContractPodAi. Mark has provided legal information and software to the legal market for more than 10 years. Formerly with Thomson Reuters, he is passionate about improving lawyers’ overall efficiency and effectiveness, along with revenue drivers of organizations.

Rokisha Lewis is the Senior Vice President of Human Resources at ContractPodAi. She is responsible for guiding and managing the provision of human resources services and policies. As an HR leader, she spent over eight years at startups in the technology sector. She has overseen recruitment and onboarding, benefits and compensation, employee relations, and overall health and safety. Prior to joining ContractPodAi, she was HR Manager at OrderDynamics /Tecsys, where she helped manage a series of organizational changes. Rokisha holds a B.A. in Psychology and a Masters in Humanities from York University.

Naresh Joshi is the Chief Architect at ContractPodAi, bringing 15 years of experience in leading the development of scalable products and building high-performing technology teams, primarily within startup environments across a variety of industries. As Chief Architect, Naresh has a strong focus on driving innovation, collaborating closely with product leadership to brainstorm and develop groundbreaking Gen AI-driven features. He is also highly skilled at streamlining development processes and making critical system architectural decisions.

Michael Thome is a veteran sales and management professional with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. A graduate of the University of California, Michael has worked with many industry leaders including Cisco, Act-On Software, Tact.ai, and Aviso. Throughout his career, Michael has invested in furthering his sales and management skills through specialized professional development opportunities that helped him develop and implement innovative sales techniques that revolutionized the internal operations and set new standards for his team. Michael’s sales and management savvy has allowed him to significantly increase company profits while leading successful teams of sales professionals across the country. When he is not working, Michael enjoys skiing, surfing, reading, and movies. He also loves to spend time vacationing with his wife and two children.

Rohit Chhabra is VP Technology & Head of Transformation at ContractPodAi. Rohit brings in over 20 years of experience in enterprise application development. He is responsible for defining and executing ContractPodAi’s strategic roadmap for platform and product development. Prior to joining ContractPodAi, Rohit held leadership roles in various companies like Tesla, SolarCity and Zovio, where he was responsible for developing their internally developed ERP applications for manufacturing, supply chain, and Ed Tech. Rohit holds a bachelor's degree in Electronics Engineering from REC Kurukshetra, India, and an MBA from Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley. When he is not working, Rohit enjoys playing Tennis, Badminton or watching Basketball, Football and Cricket.

Matt Gould is the General Counsel at ContractPodAi and leads the legal teams. Matt truly understands the needs of clients and how the use of technology can help them achieve better outcomes. As a solicitor with more than 20 years of experience as a general counsel, he has led global in-house legal teams in the telecommunications and technology sectors. Previously, he was General Counsel for EMEA at Telstra and General Counsel at LycaMobile. Matt holds an LLB (Law and Politics) degree from Birmingham University and is a member of the Law Society of England and Wales.

Steve Ive is Vice President of Finance at ContractPodAi® and has assisted with the setting up of systems, series B funding, and overall accounting and taxation compliance. He is focused on building a robust, relevant, and completely scalable finance function to push ContractPodAi® to the next levels. Steve has practiced as a chartered accountant, as both a partner and associate partner, for more than 20 years. He has serviced international clients in the technology and private client sectors, most recently heading the specialist situations and digital transformation at MGR Weston Kay LLP. A big advocate of working smarter, he is passionate about using technology to gain any strategic advantage. Steve is currently based in Surrey, U.K.

As VP of Enterprise Transformation, Simon acts as a strategic advisor for all things enterprise CLM. He works with our clients, our partners, and our internal teams with a focus on delivery excellence and customer success. Simon is a recognized leader in the Contract Lifecycle Management space with 12+ years of experience. He has delivered over 100 CLM implementations and has a deep knowledge of the legal technology marketplace. Simon previously served as Director of Product Management at both Exari and Coupa. Most recently he was Director of Contracting Transformation Services at KPMG UK where he led the CLM consulting services and implementation teams.