MEET OUR TEAM

Core Team in Silicon Valley

Julie Basu,PhD

Founder, CEO & Head of R&D

Julie is a seasoned technology industry veteran with over 20 years of experience in leading-edge enterprise software projects. She was a Director of Engineering at Oracle. Julie holds an MS and a PhD in Computer Science from Stanford University.

Lauren Washington

Lead Data Scientist & ML Developer

Lauren is our lead data scientist and ML expert. Prior to smartQED, Lauren worked at Google as a risk strategist where she developed algorithms to detect fraud. Lauren holds a Masters in Quantitative Methods from Columbia University.

Terry Gallagher

Co-Founder, Head of Customer Solutions

Terry Gallagher is the voice of the customer at smartQED. Previously, he has been a crisis & support manager at Sun, Rambus, Blue Coat Systems, and others. Terry holds a BS in Computer Information Systems from ASU.

June Mukherjee

Head of Quality Assurance & Doc

June leads testing, QA and documentation for smartQED. She previously worked in companies like Oracle & Capgemini in support & development roles. June holds a Masters in Computer Science & Electronics from Jadavpur University.

Expert Advisory Board

Tamara Gracon

CEO | Founder | Venture Capitalist | Management Consultant | Economist

Board Member | Start-Up Advisor

Highly-skilled tech-savvy executive with experience in strategy, process improvement, technology selection and deployment, and global project management for a $26B revenue company. In-depth executive experience identifying and resolving complex (strategy, operations, tax, transfer pricing (TP), supply chain, and valuation) issues facing firms in technology, media and consumer products industries.

Serve on the How Women Lead Silicon Valley Advisory Board to elevate women's leadership success across industries and promote gender diversity on corporate boards.

Prof. Dr Arthur Keller

PhD Computer Sc, Stanford University

Advisor to startups, expert witness on patent infringement cases

Advisor to startups, expert witness on patent infringement cases (with testifying experience), politically active environmentalist.

Mahesh Kothurkar

Global Startup Advisor

Mahesh is the founder of Global Footprint Advisory (GFA), a startup advisory firm based at Mumbai. GFA collaborates with Silicon Valley and West Europe startups to create their traction in India. Mahesh is part of the advisory boards of multiple technology startups.

Waqar Hasan

PhD Computer Sc, Stanford University

Seasoned Entrepreneur & Senior Executive

Waqar Hasan brings over 30 years’ executive and entrepreneurial experience. He ran Oracle’s $2B cloud and on-premise analytics platforms and applications products as SVP and General Manager.

Mahesh Singh

Well-rounded Technology Executive, General Manager and Entrepreneur with a Global Perspective

Serial Entrepreneur with rich experience in all aspects of building and running software companies – including bootstrapping & fund-raising; Product and Go-to-Market Strategy; Delivery, Operations and Finance; and building effective & successful teams and organizations.