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Najaf Husain

Investor

Co-Founder, Elastio Software at Venture Guides Management, L.P.

Reston, Virginia, United States

About

Strategic advisor to Venture Guides; Co-Founder of Elastio Software.

Experience

  1. Elastio SoftwareFounder & CEOcurrent2020 — presentUnited States
  2. Cloudistics, IncFounder & CEO2013 — 2020Reston, VA
  3. Dell AppAssureGM Data Protection2012 — 2013Reston VA
  4. AppAssure SoftwareFounder & CEO2006 — 2012Reston VA
  5. Bain CapitalEntrepreneur and Investor2004 — 2006
  6. VeritasVP Windows Strategy2003 — 2004
  7. Precise Software, SRM DivisionGM and President2001 — 2003
  8. WQuinnFounder & CEO1992 — 2001
  9. Lockheed, GTE SpaceNet, XyplexSoftware Engineer/Systems Analyst/Sales Support1985 — 1992

Education

  1. University of MarylandBS, Computer Science1980 — 1984

Skills & more

Strategy33Leadership29Disaster Recovery62Virtualization81Cloud Computing69Strategic Partnerships28Start-ups22High Availability20Enterprise Architecture12Agile Methodologies6Business Continuity11Storage8
+10 moreSales ProcessStorage Area NetworksGo-to-market StrategySoftware DevelopmentEntrepreneurshipData CenterIT StrategyEnterprise SoftwareMicrosoft ExchangeSaaS

From Najaf's professional profile.

Colleagues at Venture Guides Management, L.P.

Andrew Burton
CEO, commercetools at Venture Guides Management, L.P.
Andrew Smith
Investor at Venture Guides Management, L.P.
Anton Simunovic
Partner at Venture Guides Management, L.P.
Ava Simunovic
Investor at Venture Guides Management, L.P.
Bear Albright
Managing Director, Bain Capital at Venture Guides Management, L.P.
Bear Brofft
Investor at Venture Guides Management, L.P.
Ben Holzman
Investor at Venture Guides Management, L.P.
Benjamin Nye
Managing Partner at Venture Guides Management, L.P.

Frequently asked questions

Where does Najaf Husain work?
Najaf Husain is Co-Founder, Elastio Software at Venture Guides Management, L.P..

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University of Maryland mafia67

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Benjamin NyeManaging PartnerFounded TurbonomicAndrew BurtonCEO, commercetoolsFounded Commercetools

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Aneel LakhaniInvestor at Crane Venture Partners

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Ben HolzmanInvestor at Venture Guides Management, L.P.

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