Jesse Rothstein | Co-Founder and CEO
Jesse Rothstein is the CEO and co-founder of ExtraHop Networks, where his technical vision and expertise in enterprise networking provide ExtraHop with a competitive edge in the industry. With a world-class team behind him, Jesse is responsible for the technical architecture of the ExtraHop Application Delivery Assurance platform as well as the vision for growing the business.
Jesse co-founded ExtraHop after a six-year tenure at F5 Networks where he was a Senior Software Architect and co-inventor of the TMOS platform. Jesse was the architect and project lead for the BIG-IP v9 development effort and the technical lead for frameworks, clustering, and performance. Prior to F5, he worked in product development at Motive Communications and the Trilogy Development Group.
Jesse specializes in designing and implementing high-performance networking products. Jesse holds bachelor's degrees in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering from Rice University.
Raja Mukerji | Co-Founder and President
Raja Mukerji is the President and co-founder of ExtraHop Networks, where he contributes to nearly all aspects of the business. Raja ensures customer success, leveraging his expertise in network-protocol development and his background in the financial-services industry.
Raja co-founded ExtraHop after a seven-year tenure at F5 Networks where he was a Senior Software Architect and co-inventor of the TMOS platform. He was one of the lead developers behind the BIG-IP v9 product and the major-accounts liaison for critical issues within Product Development. Prior to F5, Raja worked as a Technology Architect at Strong Capital Management.
Raja is a renowned expert in application delivery and network protocols. He was involved in the FreeBSD project and contributed several enhancements to its TCP stack. Raja holds a bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering from the Milwaukee School of Engineering.
Palvi Mehta | CFO
Palvi Mehta is the CFO of ExtraHop Networks, where she is responsible for managing the company’s financial strategy and operations as well as overseeing and implementing all financial reporting, forecasting, accounting, tax functions, and corporate operations. Palvi has more than 15 years of experience in the wireless, technology, and manufacturing industries. She is a senior financial and operating executive with experience in taking companies from startup to significant revenue growth. In these roles, Palvi has guided financial growth and strategic development, executed mergers and acquisitions, raised capital and debt, and implemented various business and operational systems.
Prior to joining ExtraHop, Palvi held CFO positions at both NewPath Networks and RadioFrame Networks, where she oversaw the company's financial management and played a key role in the successful acquisition of each by a leading public company. Palvi also previously worked at Ernst & Young, where she provided audit services to clients in the finance and biotechnology sector.
Palvi holds a bachelor of science degree from the University of California, Berkeley and is a licensed certified public accountant.
Eric Scollard | SVP, Worldwide Sales
Eric Scollard is the Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales at ExtraHop Networks, where he leads the sales organization and oversees all sales activities for ExtraHop’s innovative line of network-based application performance management (APM) solutions. With a focus on customer success, Eric is instrumental in driving sales initiatives to establish the award-winning ExtraHop technology as a critical component of modern IT operations worldwide.
Eric brings extensive experience in scaling category-defining technology companies. From 2002 to 2008, Eric played a critical executive role at Isilon Systems, where he grew the sales team from pre-revenue to nearly $100M and helped navigate the company through its early stages to a successful IPO. Due in part to his foundational work, Isilon was subsequently acquired by EMC for $2.5 billion. More recently, Eric led sales teams at Corensic and Ocarina Networks, the latter of which was acquired by Dell in 2010. Eric also has held management-level sales positions at EMC, IBM, and Veritas Software.
Eric holds a bachelor of arts degree from Gonzaga University in Economics and Speech Communication.
Tom Claeys | VP, Business Development
Tom Claeys is the Vice President of Business Development for ExtraHop Networks, where he is responsible for leading the sales and channel teams to accelerate revenue growth and expand market share. Tom has more than 20 years of experience in the networking and software industries, spanning sales management, operations, channel management, and strategic partnerships.
Prior to joining ExtraHop, Tom led the $35 million SSL Managed Services business unit at Netifice and was responsible for developing, selling, and supporting SSL managed services to leading service providers and enterprises worldwide. His role at Netifice followed a two-year tenure with Aventail Corporation, the leading SSL VPN product company. Under Tom's leadership, Aventail successfully shifted its distribution strategy from retail to wholesale, partnering with global market leaders such as AT&T, Sprint, MCI, and SITA SC. Prior to Aventail, Tom was Vice President of Sales and Business Development at Widevine Technologies, a media security company. Tom also worked at F5 Networks, where he grew channel sales from zero to $70 million in one year. He previously held senior sales roles at Software Spectrum and Micropath and studied Economics at Gonzaga University.