Ara Mahdessian is the co-founder and CEO of ServiceTitan. Born in the trades, Ara grew up watching his father, a residential contractor, work long days in the field, and long nights back at home managing the business. Ara met his ServiceTitan co-founder, Vahe Kuzoyan, on a college ski trip where the two bonded over their shared culture and upbringing – both Armenian-American immigrants who saw their parents tirelessly work their way up from service technicians, to proud owners of trades businesses.
Armed with a unique knowledge of the industry, they set out on a mission to provide the trades with an end-to-end technology platform to help contractors grow their businesses and reach the level of success they deserve. And with that, ServiceTitan was born. Today, the company powers over 15,000 contractors with a software solution to manage every aspect of their business.
A proud Armenian-American, Ara lives in Glendale, California with his wife, Katherine, and their four children. He graduated from Stanford University and holds degrees in both Management Science and Computer Science.
Vahe Kuzoyan is the co-founder and President of ServiceTitan. With his co-founder, Ara Madhessian, Vahe dreamed up ServiceTitan as a “thank you” to his father, a veteran plumber who grew frustrated by the lack of technology in the industry.
Vahe is responsible for defining the company’s overall product strategy, overseeing the development and launch of new products, and perfecting the platform’s user experience and analytics. He is the principal domain expert and product visionary behind ServiceTitan’s innovations.
Vahe lives in Glendale, California with his wife Ruzan and their three children. He earned his B.S. in computer science, neuroscience, and business administration from the University of Southern California.
Dave Sherry has served as our Chief Financial Officer since June 2023. Prior to joining us, from May 2019 to June 2023, Mr. Sherry served as Chief Financial Officer at QuintoAndar, Ltd., a real estate marketplace headquartered in Brazil. From June 2018 to May 2019, Mr. Sherry served as a Growth Operating Partner at Accel, a venture capital firm, and from June 2012 to February 2018, Mr. Sherry worked at Lightspeed Commerce Inc., a point-of-sale and e-commerce software provider, initially as a finance and operations leader and from January 2014 to February 2018 as its Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Sherry holds a B.B.A from University of Michigan and an M.B.A. from Stanford University Graduate School of Business.
Michele O’Connor has served as our Chief Accounting Officer since January 2024. Michele most recently served as the Chief Accounting Officer at Veeva Systems Inc., a cloud-computing company for the life sciences industry, from March 2019 to July 2023, and as its Vice President, Corporate Controller, from May 2012. Michele previously served as Director of Accounting at Thoratec Corporation from July 2008 to May 2012, Assistant Controller and SEC Reporting Manager at FormFactor from August 2006 to July 2008, and began her career in public accounting at KPMG LLP. In May 2022, Michele joined the Board of Directors at Checkr, an HR technology company, where she serves as the Audit Committee Chair. Michele holds a B.S. in Business Administration, Accounting and Finance from California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo.