ThoughtWorks Studios Leadership

Cyndi is responsible for global field operations, including product development, marketing, sales and strategy. Her global team of business and technical leaders spans China, India, US and UK.

Since joining ThoughtWorks in November 2002, Cyndi has served in a variety of general management and consultancy roles. Most recently, she was Managing Director of ThoughtWorks UK between July 2005 and December 2006. Before joining ThoughtWorks, Cyndi was a Senior Architect with Sun Microsystems in New York, Chicago and London. Having started her career with Andersen Consulting in Chicago, she has provided software development, consultancy and advisory to a number of Global 1000 IT organizations.

Sudhir has rich project management expertise in team and project design, software development, and client deployment. He has a strong background in financial software product development and systems integration with more than 14 years of experience. He also has wide experience in a variety of development methodologies and has played roles of a Technical Lead, Agile Coach among others.

Before joining ThoughtWorks, Sudhir worked at i-flex solutions (now Oracle Financial Services Software). During his 10 year stint there, Sudhir worked on multiple products. He played key roles in the conceptualization / development of multiple products and managing the development and implementations of the same. He was part of the initial teams which developed i-flex's flagship product FLEXCUBE. He also conceptualized and led the External Gateway for FLEXCUBE. Sudhir received his Bachelor of Technology degree, in the field of Chemical Engineering, from National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirapalli.

Chad is responsible for ensuring that ThoughtWorks Studios designs and delivers great products. As the Vice President of Product Development, he provides strategic vision and commercial direction for ThoughtWorks Studios.

Chad Wathington joined ThoughtWorks in 2004, after a stint in strategic consulting at the Boston Consulting Group. Before joining the product division, he led the internal change management effort for ThoughtWorks' US business. Chad also has experience as a Product Manager, Business Analyst, Quality Assurance Analyst, and Project Manager. He has worked in various software industry verticals including manufacturing, health care, financial services, and consumer services. Chad is a Caterpillar Corp. trained Six Sigma Black Belt. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Harvard University, Cambridge MA.

Dennis is a twenty-year veteran of Enterprise Technology sales and has a long history of developing, managing and growing successful businesses while building and nurturing executive level relationships. Prior to joining ThoughtWorks Studios, Dennis served as Vice President of Sales for the Central Region and Canada at Micro Focus. In that role, he developed and aggressively grew his business while simultaneously penetrating emerging markets and gaining new market share. He has also held executive sales positions with Mercado Software, iTRACS Corporation and Platinum Technology. Dennis’s undergraduate work was in Information Technology and he has attended graduate programs at the University of Michigan focused on Executive Sales Management.

As one of the first 20 employees of ThoughtWorks almost 15 years ago, John has served as Vice President of Marketing for VA Software’s SourceForge Enterprise Edition and Vice President of Marketing for ThoughtWorks professional services organization. With a bachelor’s degree in Finance and Economics, John lives in South Carolina with his wife and 2 sons where he enjoys the realities of working with a globally distributed team that’s proof positive that it’s always “5 O’clock somewhere….”. In his spare time, John enjoys helping US Americans in South Carolina read maps.

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A specialist in marketing early stage technology products, Nag is responsible for all messaging, branding and lead generation for ThoughtWorks Studios' suite of products. Having joined ThoughtWorks Studios before we had our first customer, he has helped us gain a customer base of hundreds of companies in 20+ countries.

Prior to ThoughtWorks, Nag helped find and nurture markets for a variety of technology, including email servers, handheld computers and CRM software. Most recently, he helped position Talisma Corporation as the worldwide leader in Customer Interaction Management (CIM) solutions. His 11-year high tech career also includes work on the acclaimed non-for-profit Simputer, a simple computer that aims to bridge the digital divide. Nag holds a B.Tech from NIT, Warangal, India and an MBA in Marketing Communications from Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad (MICA).

Adam is responsible for ensuring our customers and partners have access to complete solutions ranging from products to professional services. He has been responsible for developing the vision and roadmap for Mingle since its launch and actively facilitates the growth of Mingle and the ThoughtWorks Studios Community.

Adam holds over 13 years experience in leading and coaching high performance software teams in a wide range of industries and problem domains. Prior to joining ThoughtWorks, Adam held positions with Computer Sciences Corporation, Citigroup and Prentice Hall. Adam holds a B.A. in Political Science from Rutgers University, and an M.S. in Information Systems from Stevens Institute of Technology. His main interests include playing music, yoga, and enjoying life in Northern California with his family.

Jez is the Product Manager for Cruise. As the founding leader of ThoughtWorks' build and deployment community, he has worked hard to capture and propagate best practices in the build, test and deployment space. His goal is to make Cruise the number one commercial continuous integration and release management server.

Jez has over eight years of professional experience in IT as a developer, system administrator, trainer and manager. He has worked with a variety of platforms and technologies, consulting for non-profits, telecoms, financial service and insurance service organizations. Since 2004 he has worked for ThoughtWorks in London and Bangalore and currently lives in San Francisco. He holds a BA in Physics and Philosophy from Oxford University and an MMus in Ethnomusicology from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.

Prior to being kicked into management, David helped found the ThoughtWorks Studios division of ThoughtWorks, by serving as technical lead and delivery manager of Mingle during its first 1.5 years.

David continues to be hands-on, working to build the next generation of our products. He has worked at ThoughtWorks for 13 years, leading teams in the development of software of all shapes and sizes. He has built systems using COBOL/CICS, Forte, Java/J2EE, .NET, and Rails. He was a major contributor to Martin Fowler's 2002 classic work, Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture. David holds a degree in Latin and Ancient Greek from Brown University.

Jason Pfetcher, the Associate General Counsel at ThoughtWorks, is currently responsible for the legal aspects of the Studios division, as well as other operational and management areas. He brings 11 years of IT-related legal experience to the ThoughtWorks Studios team. Jason's primary legal expertise is in intellectual property, information technology and corporate law.

Jason has worked in ThoughtWorks offices in the US and the UK, and at various times taken legal responsibility for ThoughtWorks operations in India, China and Hong Kong. Prior to joining ThoughtWorks in 2000, he was a principal in the law firm of Goodwin & Pfetcher in Chicago, Illinois. He obtained his degree in Law from Loyola University, Chicago and his degrees in Economics and in Global Studies from Rockhurst University.