Technology >> CEO Interviews >> April 26, 2004
RAJEEV KHANOLKAR is Chief Executive Officer of netForensics, Inc. Mr.
Khanolkar launched netForensics after developing the concept of security
data correlation, normalization and reporting. While his strong
background in management, engineering and mathematics have been used to
provide strategic direction to the company, his entrepreneurial spirit
has positioned netForensics as one of the premier security management
providers in the industry. He brings over 20 years of experience in
technology and IT management to his role as netForensics' Chief
Executive Officer and co-Founder. Born in Bombay, Mr. Khanolkar left
India in 1978 to pursue higher education in Great Britain. Raised in a
family of successful civil engineers who had designed hospitals,
government buildings and cricket stadiums, Mr. Khanolkar spent his early
career developing his business acumen and engineering skills at several
large UK-based organizations. In 1988, he and netForensics' co-Founder
Niten Ved, evolved NetCom Systems, a 100-person professional services
company. Focused on the expert integration of enterprise system and
network management software from Computer Associates and Hewlett-
Packard, NetCom Systems achieved major recognition from the top-tier
Wall Street firms, including developing award-winning software that
provided the basis for its spinoff, netForensics. Prior to NetCom
Systems, Mr. Khanolkar held a number of senior management and IT and
consulting positions at Xecute Information Systems, Teachers Insurance
and Annuity Association and General Electric Corporation Turbine
Generators. He holds a Master of Science degree in Thermodynamics from
the University of Birmingham, Great Britain, and a Bachelor of Science
degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of
Technology, Bombay, India. Mr. Khanolkar also is a Charter Engineer
Member of the Institute of Engineering, UK. Profile
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Mr. Khanolkar: netForensics was founded in May 1999. We
