Rick Nucci
Co-Founder, CEO
Most used emojis: 😂 💚 🎉
Favorite Guru value: Don't take yourself too seriously
If I could have one superpower, it would be: The ability to be handed any music instrument and immediately be proficient
Rick Nucci is co-founder and CEO at Guru. Rick brings twenty years of experience in creating category-leading software solutions and companies. Prior to Guru, Rick was the founder and chief technology officer of Boomi, which defined and led a new segment as the first-ever cloud integration platform-as-a-service. Boomi was acquired by Dell in 2010, where Rick went on to run the Boomi business for Dell as its general manager, helping grow the organization into the industry leader it is today. Rick frequently speaks at industry events about startups, SaaS and cloud computing. Rick holds a Bachelor of Science in Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management from Penn State University.
Favorite Guru value: Don't take yourself too seriously
If I could have one superpower, it would be: The ability to be handed any music instrument and immediately be proficient
Rick Nucci is co-founder and CEO at Guru. Rick brings twenty years of experience in creating category-leading software solutions and companies. Prior to Guru, Rick was the founder and chief technology officer of Boomi, which defined and led a new segment as the first-ever cloud integration platform-as-a-service. Boomi was acquired by Dell in 2010, where Rick went on to run the Boomi business for Dell as its general manager, helping grow the organization into the industry leader it is today. Rick frequently speaks at industry events about startups, SaaS and cloud computing. Rick holds a Bachelor of Science in Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management from Penn State University.
Hillary Curran
Senior Director of Customer Solutions Engineering
Most used emojis: 🙃 🙌 😍
Favorite Guru value: Create advocates
If I could have one superpower, it would be: Wiggle my nose like Bewitched and transport to any locale in the world.
Hillary is a passionate "user empowerer" who excels at propelling teams forward through fostered collaboration, transparent communication, data clarity, and a generous pour of cold brew coffee. As a mom of two vivacious kids under 3, she's still mastering the art of nurturing both her family and her career. Before joining Guru, Hillary honed her customer experience skills in diverse operational and technical roles spanning the public sector, academia, and the nonprofit sector. Now, in her role as the Senior Director of Customer Solutions Engineering, she's on a mission to ensure customers fully utilize and gain maximum value from Guru, driving product adoption through both strategic consultations and the development of a scalable digital customer engagement model. When she's not talking with customers, you can find her holding dance parties in her kitchen with her kids.
Favorite Guru value: Create advocates
If I could have one superpower, it would be: Wiggle my nose like Bewitched and transport to any locale in the world.
Hillary is a passionate "user empowerer" who excels at propelling teams forward through fostered collaboration, transparent communication, data clarity, and a generous pour of cold brew coffee. As a mom of two vivacious kids under 3, she's still mastering the art of nurturing both her family and her career. Before joining Guru, Hillary honed her customer experience skills in diverse operational and technical roles spanning the public sector, academia, and the nonprofit sector. Now, in her role as the Senior Director of Customer Solutions Engineering, she's on a mission to ensure customers fully utilize and gain maximum value from Guru, driving product adoption through both strategic consultations and the development of a scalable digital customer engagement model. When she's not talking with customers, you can find her holding dance parties in her kitchen with her kids.
Ed Brennan
VP of Engineering
Most used emojis: 👋😂👍
Favorite Guru value: Don't take yourself too seriously
If I could have one superpower, it would be: The Jedi Mind Trick…These aren’t the droids you’re looking for
Ed Brennan is VP of Engineering at Guru. Ed leads the Engineering team with a focus on team development, methodology, execution, and delivery. He prides himself on putting the right people in the right places, empowering them to make decisions, and then helping them to succeed. Ed’s been in software engineering for over 25 years, with 15 of those years in engineering leadership roles. Alongside his work at Guru, he teaches both web development and data science boot camps at the University of Pennsylvania. Ed holds a Bachelor of Science in Management Science and Information Systems from Penn State University – We are…
Favorite Guru value: Don't take yourself too seriously
If I could have one superpower, it would be: The Jedi Mind Trick…These aren’t the droids you’re looking for
Ed Brennan is VP of Engineering at Guru. Ed leads the Engineering team with a focus on team development, methodology, execution, and delivery. He prides himself on putting the right people in the right places, empowering them to make decisions, and then helping them to succeed. Ed’s been in software engineering for over 25 years, with 15 of those years in engineering leadership roles. Alongside his work at Guru, he teaches both web development and data science boot camps at the University of Pennsylvania. Ed holds a Bachelor of Science in Management Science and Information Systems from Penn State University – We are…
Christine Richardson
Creative Director
Most used emojis: 🧀
Favorite Guru value: Don't take yourself too seriously
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Favorite Guru value: Don't take yourself too seriously
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Jess Lantis
VP of People
Most used emojis: 😬 ❤️ 😂
Favorite Guru value: Embrace the journey
If I could have one superpower, it would be: Teleportation
Jess leads all People Operations activities at Guru and anchors herself in people-first leadership. Her primary directive is building a fast-growing, best-in-class, diverse, and distributed team where every employee finds purpose, enjoyment, and opportunities to reach their potential in their work. She’s responsible for developing Guru’s people operations, workspace operations, and talent acquisition strategies. Jessica brings over thirteen years of experience in people operations, finance and business operations, most recently at WineAccess, where she was the Vice President of Operations. Jessica holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the Lerner School of Business and Economics at the University of Delaware.
Favorite Guru value: Embrace the journey
If I could have one superpower, it would be: Teleportation
Jess leads all People Operations activities at Guru and anchors herself in people-first leadership. Her primary directive is building a fast-growing, best-in-class, diverse, and distributed team where every employee finds purpose, enjoyment, and opportunities to reach their potential in their work. She’s responsible for developing Guru’s people operations, workspace operations, and talent acquisition strategies. Jessica brings over thirteen years of experience in people operations, finance and business operations, most recently at WineAccess, where she was the Vice President of Operations. Jessica holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the Lerner School of Business and Economics at the University of Delaware.
Tom Wraith
Senior Manager, New and Current Accounts
Most used emojis: 👍 🙌 📈
Favorite Guru value: Embrace the journey
If I could have one superpower, it would be: Time travel - I'm always fascinated by how life used to be and where we're going.
Tom Wraith is a Senior Manager, New and Current Accounts, and leads the new business, expansion, retention, and digital sales motions at Guru. Tom started his career selling social media packages to automotive repair shop owners in the territory of Anchorage Alaska, and has moved up the ranks from SDR to sales leader through a lot of luck, grit, and great mentorship. Tom holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from the Lundquist College of Business at the University of Oregon, with concentrations in Sports Business and Entrepreneurship. Go Ducks!
Favorite Guru value: Embrace the journey
If I could have one superpower, it would be: Time travel - I'm always fascinated by how life used to be and where we're going.
Tom Wraith is a Senior Manager, New and Current Accounts, and leads the new business, expansion, retention, and digital sales motions at Guru. Tom started his career selling social media packages to automotive repair shop owners in the territory of Anchorage Alaska, and has moved up the ranks from SDR to sales leader through a lot of luck, grit, and great mentorship. Tom holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from the Lundquist College of Business at the University of Oregon, with concentrations in Sports Business and Entrepreneurship. Go Ducks!
Justin Knorr
Chief Revenue Officer
Most used emojis: 🙌 🙏 🤣
Favorite Guru value: Embrace the journey
If I could have one superpower, it would be: Teleportation
Justin Knorr is the Chief Revenue Officer at Guru. Prior to Guru, he led sales team at Asana ranging from Sales Development to SMB through Enterprise. Before his time at Asana, he led sales teams at Gusto and Dropbox. Across these experiences, Justin has also been responsible for creating sales-assist teams to support product led growth initiatives, as well as building teams internationally. After graduating from Arizona State University with a degree in Finance, Justin started his career as an analyst in consulting at ZS Associates.
Favorite Guru value: Embrace the journey
If I could have one superpower, it would be: Teleportation
Justin Knorr is the Chief Revenue Officer at Guru. Prior to Guru, he led sales team at Asana ranging from Sales Development to SMB through Enterprise. Before his time at Asana, he led sales teams at Gusto and Dropbox. Across these experiences, Justin has also been responsible for creating sales-assist teams to support product led growth initiatives, as well as building teams internationally. After graduating from Arizona State University with a degree in Finance, Justin started his career as an analyst in consulting at ZS Associates.
Mitch Stewart
Co-Founder, CTO
Most used emojis: 😬 🌶 ️👍 👀 🎉
Favorite Guru value: Don't take yourself too seriously
If I could have one superpower, it would be: Teleportation. I would love to travel anywhere without having to wait, so much time is spent on travel!! (I also have three kids that need to be driven everywhere ... so I would have to be able to teleport with people)
Mitchell Stewart is co-founder and CTO at Guru. Mitchell leads Guru’s product development, QA, and security teams and is responsible for ensuring the scalability and reliability of Guru’s technical architecture while maintaining a rapid pace of innovation. Mitchell brings more than fifteen years of experience in leading high-performance software development teams, most recently as the director of engineering at Dell Boomi, which he joined in 2002 as a software engineer. Mitchell holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Bucknell University.
Favorite Guru value: Don't take yourself too seriously
If I could have one superpower, it would be: Teleportation. I would love to travel anywhere without having to wait, so much time is spent on travel!! (I also have three kids that need to be driven everywhere ... so I would have to be able to teleport with people)
Mitchell Stewart is co-founder and CTO at Guru. Mitchell leads Guru’s product development, QA, and security teams and is responsible for ensuring the scalability and reliability of Guru’s technical architecture while maintaining a rapid pace of innovation. Mitchell brings more than fifteen years of experience in leading high-performance software development teams, most recently as the director of engineering at Dell Boomi, which he joined in 2002 as a software engineer. Mitchell holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Bucknell University.
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Dennis Sevilla
CFO & Operations Lead
Most used emojis: 👍 😂
Favorite Guru value: Seek and share knowledge
If I could have one superpower, it would be: To know everyone's stories upon meeting them. We all have stories of who we are/where we came from/what led us to who we are today. I know it sounds rather intrusive, but the rationale here is once you understand where someone is coming from, you can very quickly create a shared path forward irrespective of whatever current issues there are.
Dennis is the CFO and Operations Lead at Guru, where he leads Finance/Accounting, Business Operations, Business Systems, and Business Intelligence. Prior to Guru, he was the CFO at Domino Data Lab. He previously led strategic finance teams at Sunrun and DocuSign and earlier in his career cut his teeth at Goldman Sachs and Salesforce.com. More importantly, he is best friends with Guru's Chief Executive Pawficer, Kingsley.
Favorite Guru value: Seek and share knowledge
If I could have one superpower, it would be: To know everyone's stories upon meeting them. We all have stories of who we are/where we came from/what led us to who we are today. I know it sounds rather intrusive, but the rationale here is once you understand where someone is coming from, you can very quickly create a shared path forward irrespective of whatever current issues there are.
Dennis is the CFO and Operations Lead at Guru, where he leads Finance/Accounting, Business Operations, Business Systems, and Business Intelligence. Prior to Guru, he was the CFO at Domino Data Lab. He previously led strategic finance teams at Sunrun and DocuSign and earlier in his career cut his teeth at Goldman Sachs and Salesforce.com. More importantly, he is best friends with Guru's Chief Executive Pawficer, Kingsley.
Joha Evans
VP of Product Design
Most used emojis: 😬💚🙌🔥🌱💪
Favorite Guru value: Seek and share knowledge
If I could have one superpower, it would be: Teleportation—I'd love to have lunch with my family in Colombia and come back to the Bay Area for an afternoon hike.
The ultimate multihyphenate, Johanna Evans is not just the VP of Product Design at Guru—she's an entrepreneur-design leader-visual artist-photographer-author-medical doctor. (You read that right—Johanna can pretty much do it all.) Whether it's leading a team with empathy so they can do their best work, creating delightful user experiences, or assembling a portfolio of her underwater photographs, Johanna relies on her ability to synthesize and capture the human condition. Before Guru, she co-founded PaperFlip and led SurveyMonkey's mobile initiatives. Johanna began her career as an ICU and ER physician in her native Colombia. After relocating to the US, she received her BFA in product design and an MFA in photography. Her fine art work can be seen at the SFMOMA, UCLA, the New York Public Library, and in private collections.
Favorite Guru value: Seek and share knowledge
If I could have one superpower, it would be: Teleportation—I'd love to have lunch with my family in Colombia and come back to the Bay Area for an afternoon hike.
The ultimate multihyphenate, Johanna Evans is not just the VP of Product Design at Guru—she's an entrepreneur-design leader-visual artist-photographer-author-medical doctor. (You read that right—Johanna can pretty much do it all.) Whether it's leading a team with empathy so they can do their best work, creating delightful user experiences, or assembling a portfolio of her underwater photographs, Johanna relies on her ability to synthesize and capture the human condition. Before Guru, she co-founded PaperFlip and led SurveyMonkey's mobile initiatives. Johanna began her career as an ICU and ER physician in her native Colombia. After relocating to the US, she received her BFA in product design and an MFA in photography. Her fine art work can be seen at the SFMOMA, UCLA, the New York Public Library, and in private collections.
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