The Act-On service grew out of Raghu's tinkering around to try and bring to every day business e-mail communications some of the capabilities found only in high-end business-to-consumer e-mail marketing systems.

Most recently, he was the co-founder, architect and CTO of Responsys, Inc., the current market leader in on-demand email and lifecycle marketing solutions for leading-edge online retailers. Responsys was funded by Accel, Foundation Capital, Redpoint Ventures and Sigma Partners.

Raghu holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Minnesota and a B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.

Henry Harbury

Henry brings a wealth of experience in cross-platform software engineering and object oriented application design.

Previously, Henry was the founder of TeamTek, a software engineering consulting firm. Before that, he was at Responsys, where he led the analytics development effort. Prior to Responsys, he was the product suite architect for the ADM business unit of Merant, where his responsibilities included the PVCS products.

Henry has a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Notre Dame, with expertise in software engineering and numerical modeling. He has published refereed academic research. He has also contributed to the IETF WebDAV Delta-V working group specification for the versioning extension of the WebDAV protocol.

Rob Salzman

Rob grew up in Talkeetna, Alaska (population: 150). Somehow, he managed to escape and see the world. Stops at Boston University & the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque led to a career in high-technology, starting at Boeing.

After an extended stint at Mentor Graphics, Rob worked for a series of smaller companies using cutting edge technologies. At Pi Systems, he helped develop one of the first pen-based computers (the Infolio). At MedicaLogic, he helped create one of the first Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems. His most recent stint was at Responsys, where he helped build some of the earliest e-mail marketing services in the industry.

Bob Voll

Bob has worked for some of the largest technology employers in the Portland area: Tektronix, Intel, and Mentor Graphics. His career started with testing and designing computer components. An interest in computer simulation lead him to be an early adopter of object-oriented programming. Bob has extensive object-oriented programming experience using languages such as Simula, Mainsail, C++, and Java. He has worked for a TSSI, Indius Inc and Responsys Inc since leaving Mentor Graphics.

Collaboration is an essential part of Bob's world. Creating software to help manage communication combines his love for design work with his passion for cooperative endeavors..

Bob has an MSEE degree from Purdue University. His areas of study included communication theory, control systems, and computer hardware.

To foster diversity, Bob uses a Mac as his primary work environment.