Technology >> CEO Interviews >> April 9, 2004
RAJEEV 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 that 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 spin-off, netForensics. Prior to NetCom Systems, Mr. Khanolkar held
a number of senior management and IT and consulting position at Xecute
Information Systems, Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association and
General Electric Corporation Turbine Generators. He holds a Master of
Science 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. Khanolkar also is a
Charter Engineer Member of Institute of Engineering, UK. Profile
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