Management Team
Kanth Gopalpur CEO
Kanth Gopalpur is an e-commerce pioneer. In 1994, he saw the Internet as a new market for Powell's Books — the country's largest independent retailer of new and used books. Kanth is responsible for the broad strategic direction of Monsoon and he continues to work closely with Monsoon's users and markets. Before Monsoon, Kanth led Powells.com from its inception in 1994 through a period of steady, profitable growth. Powells.com now accounts for almost 40% of Powell's sales. Following that success, Kanth joined Django's as VP of e-commerce and marketing, where he oversaw virtually every aspect of the company's online business. Under Kanth's guidance, Djangos.com grew to account for almost half of the company's revenues within one year. Powell's and Django's were among the earliest and largest marketplace sellers and Kanth was instrumental in developing the tools that helped them integrate into major marketplaces such as Amazon and Half.com.
David Nute EVP, Emerging Markets
David Nute is responsible for managing the development of emerging product categories, new markets and strategic partnerships. David previously served as Monsoon's COO. Prior to joining Monsoon in 2004, David was the founder and CEO of Awardant, a government procurement software company in Boston. At Awardant he successfully launched a purchasing network used by 280 local governments and over 29,000 suppliers to perform over 3,000 procurement events annually. David has also worked as a consultant for Bain and Company and as an investment banker at Sumitomo Trust.
Clark Hale VP of Product Management
Clark Hale is responsible for designing Monsoon's new software features. Clark works closely with customers to determine software needs and priorities. Clark Hale has been working in e-commerce since early 1997, beginning as a sales and customer service rep and eventually as head of operations and fulfillment for Powells.com. During his tenure at Powell's, he developed many of the company's fulfillment, customer service and operations systems. At Djangos.com, Clark was responsible for sales growth by raising price points, increasing margins, improving conversion rates, increasing overall traffic, and improving time per visit. Clark currently manages Monsoon's Product Management, helping ensure that Monsoon users have cutting edge products that create concrete results.
Ben Kaufman COO, Marketplace
Ben Kaufman manages Monsoon's core business. Ben leads a team of highly skilled account executives and account managers who work hard to ensure that Monsoon customers have a great experience. Ben brings 18 years of operational experience to Monsoon. Most recently, he was Vice President of Operations for Auctionpay, Inc., a software and services provider to the non-profit fundraising industry, where he led the growth of the business from inception to $6 million in annual revenue in less than four years. Since 1999, he has held a variety of operations and technology leadership positions in technology growth companies. Earlier in his career, Ben was a management consultant with Andersen Consulting and AT Kearney.