Leadership

Don’t be fooled by the hype. Cloud technology wasn’t just discovered. It was built; collectively constructed over decades from a shared vision for a bold new world. We know because we were there. Meet Evan Jafa and the Cloudify team.

Evan Jafa
President & Founder

With nearly three decades of experience in innovating, strategizing and transforming large information technology organizations, Evan Jafa is considered a leading IT innovator by many of the largest technology companies around the world. In addition to holding many industry “firsts,” Evan consistently shifts the cost curve to positively impact business profitability. Prior to founding Cloudify, Evan created and ran large-scale platforms in the financial services industry and supported millions of users, thousands of applications, four petabytes of data and 6,000 servers. He has served the top ten banking, mortgage and real estate firms, as well as more than 200 hedge funds, and continually identifies disruptive trends in technology. A highly regarded and respected thought leader of the Innovation Age, Evan has authored numerous articles for a wide range of publications and holds several international patents.

Shawn Mesri
Chief Operating Officer

As Cloudify’s Chief Operating Officer, Shawn is responsible for the standardization, management and oversight of solution delivery, project management, and resourcing to ensure consistent quality across all of Cloudify’s services. Shawn has held senior roles at major business and technology consulting firms such as PricewaterhouseCoopers, Accenture, Cognizant. With more than 20 years of experience as a senior consultant and repeated success servicing Fortune-500 clients in multiple markets and industries Shawn has garnered a reputation for consistency and quality. His strengths as both an intuitive client advocate, process developer and experienced manager bring a perfect complement to Cloudify’s leadership. His contributions ensure that services and solutions are delivered dynamically and efficiently with the same assurance of quality Cloudify’s customers have come to expect regardless the scale of the engagement.