Mohan Rao

Chief Product & Technology Officer
Mohan Rao is the Chief Product & Technology Officer of Knownwell. He guides Knownwell’s strategic product direction, including driving innovation, defining product offerings, and ensuring Knownwell’s products align with the company’s mission and vision. Mohan has more than three decades of entrepreneurial and executive experience building technology and product development organizations that drive rapid growth and shareholder return and has deep experience managing key customer relationships. Before joining Knownwell, Mohan served as Chief Product Officer, Chief Technology Officer, and President/COO for numerous SaaS technology companies, including Wagestream, StreetShares, Hobsons, Mobile Insight, Wireless Matrix, and Career Rewards. Several of these companies conducted successful exits after scaling growth organically and via successful integration of key acquisitions. Earlier in his career, Mohan was a Management Consultant at Deloitte & Touche and a Project Leader at Verizon Labs. Mohan enjoys playing tennis, biking, traveling, and reading biographies.

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