The Digital Fabric Between Edge and Cloud

Benny Retnamony

Founder & CEO

Benny Retnamony is the founder and CEO of Quvia, the digital fabric between edge and cloud. The Quvia platform uses AI to orchestrate connectivity, data and intelligence across complex network environments, turning the network into programmable infrastructure for AI workloads and applications anywhere operations run. That foundation unlocks new value above the network — more intelligent operations, digital experiences and business models.

With more than 15 years of experience in engineering and telecommunications, Benny has a deep background in designing, deploying, and scaling connectivity systems for complex, mobile operations. Prior to founding Quvia, he held senior roles in engineering and systems architecture, leading teams that built high-throughput, low-latency network solutions for dynamic and remote environments. He holds a degree in Telecommunications Engineering.

Bill Vaughan

Chief Architect

Bill Vaughan is Chief Architect at Quvia, bringing more than 35 years of experience in the networking industry. Throughout his career, he has worked with six startup companies, helping develop and bring innovative networking technologies to market. Bill specializes in the architecture and development of purpose-built packet processing engines that deliver high performance, low latency, and scalability for demanding networking environments. His work has resulted in several U.S. patents and spans enterprise, cloud, service provider, and satellite networking.

Karan Bhople

Chief Financial Officer

Karan “K” Bhople is Quvia’s Chief Financial Officer, bringing deep experience in scaling Finance and G&A functions at enterprise software companies. Before joining Quvia, he was CFO at strongDM, a Sequoia and Tiger Global-backed cybersecurity firm, where he led Finance, Accounting, IT, Legal, and Revenue Operations.

Previously, Karan served as VP of Finance at SentinelOne, where he led the Series D, E, and F funding rounds and played a critical role in the company’s June 2021 IPO. He oversaw FP&A, sales compensation, and business intelligence, helping scale the company from $15M to $300M in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR). Before that, he led FP&A at Certinia (formerly FinancialForce), supporting its growth from $30M to $100M in ARR.

Based in South Florida, Karan enjoys travel, tennis, skiing, snorkeling, hiking, whiskey, Amazon Prime, and time with his family.

Avi Ramú

Chief Revenue Officer

Avi Ramú is Chief Revenue Officer at Quvia, where he leads the company's sales and go-to-market strategy. He is responsible for shaping Quvia's commercial direction, strengthening strategic customer relationships and building the market presence needed to expand into new verticals and support long-term growth.

Avi brings more than 18 years of sales leadership across connectivity, network performance and Quality of Experience (QoE). Before joining Quvia, he held senior sales roles at AppLogic Networks, Procera Networks and Allot Communications, working with service providers and enterprise customers across telecommunications and hospitality. His experience spans strategic account development, consultative sales and long-term customer growth, along with a track record of taking sophisticated, technically complex platforms built for one industry and successfully expanding them into adjacent markets — the same challenge he's now leading at Quvia.

Mike Moeller

SVP of Aviation

Mike Moeller is Senior Vice President of Aviation at Quvia. With more than 35 years of experience spanning aerospace, telecommunications, and aviation, he brings deep expertise in in-flight entertainment and connectivity (IFE&C), and the technologies shaping its future. Notably, Mike led the Beta Blue project at JetBlue Airlines—the first initiative to launch free in-flight connectivity more than a decade ago.

Mike is passionate about helping airlines elevate the digital in-flight experience through quality of experience (QoE) data that unlocks new insights and actionable intelligence. He holds a BSME and an MBA from the University of Tennessee, where he also played college football.

Kidsan Barnes

SVP, Cruise & Ferry

Kidsan Barnes is Senior Vice President of Cruise & Ferry at Quvia, bringing 20 years of experience in satellite communications. She has led initiatives across the U.S., Europe, Africa, LATAM, and the Caribbean, managing contracts with major cruise lines, international mobile carriers, government contractors and global resellers.

Kidsan’s expertise spans technical and commercial leadership, global account management, and the execution of complex connectivity projects. She has delivered advanced satellite systems and ensured seamless connectivity and content delivery worldwide. She holds an Executive MBA from Florida International University and a Bachelor’s degree from Florida Atlantic University, with a strong background in business development and global sales strategy.

Gordon Murray

SVP, Energy & Shipping

Gordon Murray is Senior Vice President of Energy & Shipping at Quvia, bringing more than 25 years of experience in telecom and satellite communications across the energy and enterprise sectors. He has supported customers with a broad range of managed services and software solutions—including satellite, LTE, microwave and fiber—across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the U.S., LATAM, Asia, and Australia.

Working across these regions, he has supported some of the world’s largest energy majors, drilling and service companies, telecom operators, and mining enterprises, both onshore and offshore. Gordon brings deep expertise in global account management, commercial leadership, and the execution of complex connectivity projects.

Gordon holds a Master of Science (MSc) in Management in the Energy Industries from the Centre of Energy, Petroleum Law, and Policy at the University of Dundee. He is a member of the Energy Institute, and the Society of Petroleum Engineers. Prior to joining Quvia in February 2024 to lead the Energy division, he held senior commercial and leadership roles at Ceragon Networks, RigNet and BT.

Iain Brown

SVP, Strategy and Managing Director, UK & EMEA

Iain Brown is Quvia's Senior Vice President, Strategy and Managing Director for the UK & EMEA. He oversees Quvia's strategic direction and value creation initiatives that shape the company's focus, alongside scaling the company's operating model. Based in the UK, Iain also provides executive leadership supporting Quvia's global customers and teams. Iain began working with Quvia in 2022, initially in an advisory and UK board capacity. He joined full-time in 2026.

He has more than 20 years of experience across private equity and venture-backed businesses spanning growth, turnaround and exit scenarios, including a decade at EY (Ernst & Young) focused on value creation and M&A for private equity and corporate clients.

Outside of Quvia, Iain is a keen (but amateur) runner whilst juggling sports activities for his two young children.

Leslie Grant

VP, Marketing & Communications

Leslie Grant is Vice President of Marketing & Communications at Quvia, where she leads global brand strategy, communications and go-to-market initiatives. With more than fifteen years of experience in the technology industry, her work spans communications, brand strategy and marketing.

Before joining Quvia, Leslie led communications strategy for Meta’s connectivity initiatives, which aimed to expand global internet access through products and partnerships spanning Wi-Fi, cellular, fiber, satellite and more. Prior to that, she led communications programs at Salesforce focused on customers, partners and SMB products, as well as media strategy and engagement around company and industry events. She began her career at SHIFT Communications in San Francisco and holds a B.A. in Communication from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Jonathan Kader

VP, Product & Analytics

Jonathan Kader is Vice President of Product and Analytics at Quvia, where he leads product strategy and customer facing analytics capabilities. He brings deep expertise in data science, SaaS platform development, and customer-centric product innovation.

Prior to joining Quvia, Jonathan held product and analytics roles at Meta, Knotel, and Applied Predictive Technologies (Mastercard), delivering enterprise-grade AI/ML technology solutions across a wide variety of industries. Jonathan is based in Miami and graduated from Princeton University with a degree in Economics.

Rick Conklin

VP, Engineering

Richard Conklin is Vice President of Engineering at Quvia, bringing more than 25 years of experience in networking and communications technology. His expertise spans network architecture, switching, security and software-defined networking, with a career focused on developing and bringing new networking technologies to market.

Before joining Quvia, Richard served as CTO of Dispersive Networks and held engineering and technology leadership roles at Ciena, Scientific Atlanta, Motorola and Siemens. His work has spanned optical, enterprise and secure networking.

Prateek Dahale

Director, Engineering and Data Science

Prateek Dahale is Director of Engineering and Data Science at Quvia, where he leads the development of AI and data science technologies that power intelligent network orchestration across remote and mobile environments. His work spans network capacity and cost management, Quality of Experience (QoE), dynamic bandwidth allocation and data movement, helping build the intelligence behind Quvia’s platform.

With experience across satellite, maritime, aviation and telecom, Prateek combines deep expertise in machine learning, optimization and large-scale analytics with a strong understanding of how these technologies translate into real-world products. He has led high-performing engineering and data science teams, filed multiple patents and played a key role in developing technologies that dynamically adapt network behavior based on changing conditions, application needs and business priorities.

Prateek focuses on building fast, intelligent and intuitive systems that turn complex network data into practical decisions and measurable business value.