Suren Hiraman

Vice President of Technology

Sheldon Gilbert

Suren Hiraman is a seasoned software engineer and technical consultant with over 14 years of experience in retail/ecommerce, financial services, CRM, media, pharmaceuticals and medical information systems. As Vice president of Technology at Proclivity Systems, Suren is responsible for leading the product development strategy for the company's flagship product Proclivity, overseeing the company's technology team as well as helping to drive the overall growth of the company.

Before joining Proclivity Systems, Suren served as Principal at SunGard Consulting Services, a global leader in technology and management consulting for the financial services, higher education and public services industries. In this role, Suren oversaw the client relationship management (CRM) technology practice and several CRM product offerings. Key achievements at SunGard included creating a new revenue stream for the company, growing the CRM revenue to $1MM in the first year of business and acquiring new clients such as Merrill Lynch, Bear Stearns and salesforce.com.

Prior to SunGard, Suren served as Managing Principal of Global Integration Services for salesforce.com (Northeast U.S.), a worldwide leader in on-demand CRM services. At salesforce.com, Suren was responsible for managing operations, client engagements and sales for the Northeast region; key clients included Gartner, Deutsche Bank, ADP and Sonic Corporation.

As Technical Architect at Fort Point Partners, a consulting and systems integration firm, Suren was responsible for all phases of solution implementation and client interaction; he worked alongside an impressive roster of financial and retail clients, including Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Finish Line Inc., Best Buy, Fleet Securities and Nike.

Earlier in his career, Suren demonstrated his entrepreneurial spirit by co-founding a fitness and adventure travel website. Suren is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a bachelors of science degree in electrical engineering and a concentration in economics.