As Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Rekha has brought business insights to the forefront, in envisioning and executing the development of risk, sustainability and market analytics products. She leads overall market development and product deployment at Vertaeon.

Rekha has extensive leadership experience in the implementation of enterprise risk and sustainability initiatives and CEO/Board reporting from her tenures at Vertaeon and at NV Bekaert SA. At Bekaert, Rekha also managed global teams in corporate strategy projects including growth opportunity identification, JV/ M&A assessments, and LT scenario planning, for multiple $1Bn+ businesses.

Prior to this, Rekha worked for over 10 years at Lyondell (and its Arco/Millennium subsidiaries) in marketing, e-business and engineering roles of increasing responsibility. Her cross-functional leadership resulted in multiple new product developments, and Chairman’s award at Millennium for modeling, optimization and yield improvement.

Rekha received an MS in chemical engineering from Auburn Univ. at Auburn, AL and MBA from the Wharton School at Univ. of Pennsylvania. She is Vice Chair of the Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council (SPLC) Board, and Co-President of the Wharton Club of Atlanta. Rekha is a frequent speaker at national conferences including US Chamber of Commerce, RIMS (Risk & Insurance Management Society), SPLC, SEEA (Southeast Energy Efficiency Institute), CSCMP (Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals).