making work simpler
and more effective.

Shashank founded VNDLY in 2017 with Narayan Surabhi after the two realized they needed cloud native, modern VMS technology that didn’t exist.

Before starting VNDLY, Shashank was amassing the experience that serves him today. As the Corporate Strategy Leader at The Kroger Co., he led partnerships and new business development. Before he held that position, he led the company’s digital and e-commerce strategy. A true veteran of business technology, he worked on Citigroup’s multiple global customer service applications.

When he takes a break from educating people about the phenomenal benefits of VNDLY, Shashank spends time with his family and friends (with whom he plays cricket and poker).

Narayan realized if he was going to have the vendor management technology he needed, he would have to create it. He founded VNDLY in 2017 with Shashank Saxena to do just that.

Narayan spent more than 20 years at CSC, where he most recently led Global Retail and Consumer Portfolios. He directed a diverse portfolio with hundreds of clients, thousands of employees, and hundreds of millions in revenue. His passion and prior experiences led him to uncover the possibilities with modern technology and the non-employee workforce.

Today, Narayan leads the product vision and strategy for VNDLY. When he isn’t solving problems through technology, you’ll find him with his family exploring captivating places and cultures around the globe.

Chuck’s tech career has produced e-commerce software applications that have reached 50 million households across the U.S. Today, he puts that expertise to work planning and executing VNDLY’s technology and integration strategy.

Prior to joining VNDLY, Chuck worked at The Kroger Co. with Shashank Saxena, who recruited him as VNDLY’s first employee. At Kroger, Chuck built teams and led design and implementation, creating service-oriented applications for in-store and online promotional offers. He was also the lead architect of the digital program, where he expanded platform services and data storage technologies to increase consumer applications.

When he’s not creating super-amazing technology, Chuck, a U.S. Army Infantry veteran, enjoys cooking, traveling, and spending time with his wife and three children.

John joined VNDLY in 2019 to help scale the engineering organization to keep pace with VNDLY’s ambitious plans. His more than 20 years’ experience building teams across retail and financial sectors has proven vital to the organization’s growth.

John’s career has centered on optimizing platforms in customer-facing and back-office settings. Prior to joining VNDLY, he led a team of nearly 200 engineers responsible for the web and mobile customer experiences at The Kroger Co., which touched millions of households every day.

When not on the job, John runs an unsuccessful hobby farm with his wife and two kids. He enjoys dabbling in all things centered around living a more sustainable life, which include gardening and woodworking.

Tom keeps VNDLY running smoothly. The company’s third full-time employee, he was brought on to establish and maintain VNDLY’s bedrock teams and systems and has played a key role ever since.

Prior to joining VNDLY, Tom spent time at The Kroger Co., where he worked closely with Shahsank Saxena, managing a digital technology team of more than 100 software developers. At VNDLY, Tom initially oversaw accounting, finance, employee success, legal, internal IT, audit, compliance, security, and international operations and expansion. Following the acquisition, he now focuses on VNDLY’s business operations.

Outside of work, Tom is committed to his alma mater, Miami University, where he taught and currently serves on the Information Systems and Analytics Department Advisory Board.

Kevin is putting VNDLY in the hands of customers who need it—all over the world. As head of global sales, he’s the force behind the effort to scale VNDLY across the existing Workday customer base and drive new customer adoption.

Kevin is a seasoned sales professional in the HCM/Fin enterprise space with a proven track record in B2B strategic selling. After serving in multiple sales leadership roles within Workday over the past 10 years, he transitioned to VNDLY as part of the acquisition. Today, he heads the sales organization that creates value for clients and is designing and building strategic channel partnerships with our MSP partners.

Outside of the office, you’ll find Kevin in the woods or on the water—and occasionally on the golf course—with friends and family.

Heard about VNDLY? Thank Eric. As head of marketing, Eric leads innovative programs that raise awareness and drive demand for VNDLY’s Extended Workforce Management solutions.

A results-oriented professional with a proven history of driving growth for enterprise software companies, Eric has been leading and mentoring Workday marketing teams for 10 years. Prior to joining the VNDLY group, he worked in the Cloud ERP segment, where he led global integrated marketing programs and strategy. During this time, he helped Workday’s Financials business grow from 10 customers to a global market leader.

When not developing game-changing marketing strategies, Eric can be found enjoying the outdoors with friends and family—skiing, road biking, hiking, running, or playing tennis or golf.

Dan is an experienced product leader with a demonstrated history of driving growth in the tech world. At VNDLY, he owns the overall strategy and roadmaps for where our products are going—and how we’ll get there.

Prior to joining VNDLY, Dan was one of the first product professionals at tech company Ibotta. During his five-year tenure, he helped scale the team to 32 and grow the user base to over 40M users. Today, he puts that experience to good use managing a team of product managers and UX designers in order to ensure that all available product data is being used to prioritize the right work for our customers.

When he’s not working, Dan enjoys getting out into nature with his family, whether camping, hiking, skiing, or paddle boarding.

VNDLY customers are happy customers. And that’s thanks in large part to Val and his team, who do what it takes to make sure VNDLY customer expectations are met—and exceeded—at every stage of the production journey.

Val spent a decade in the VMS industry working for IQNavigator (which was later acquired by Beeline) before joining Workday Professional Services in 2014. At Workday, he held leadership roles in integration and technical services before moving over to head VNDLY’s services team, a perfect fit for his expertise in VMS technology.

In his free time, Val enjoys golfing, camping, completing house projects, playing tennis with his wife, and watching his two teenage daughters grow up—with plenty of embarrassing dad jokes thrown in, of course.