Christopher Etesse
CEO and President

Christopher oversees overall company strategy as well as manages the business operations for the company. Christopher is a seasoned executive with over 13 years of executive experience with top software and Internet companies. Prior to Kadoo Christopher was Vice President of Government Solutions for Monster (NASDAQ:MNST), where he was responsible for $9M in annual revenue and the development of three product lines. Prior to Monster, Christopher was Vice President of International Services and an early employee with Blackboard (NASDAQ:BBBB), the leading provider of software solutions to the education industry, where he spent 8 years. Christopher received his Masters in Computer Science as well as a BA in American History from the University of Kentucky.

Daniel Cane
CTO and Vice President of Product Development
Dan is the owner of the Kadoo product vision and overall architecture. He leads product management and development including software engineering, quality assurance and the user experience. A successful entrepreneur, Dan co-founded Blackboard (NASDAQ:BBBB), the global leader in software solutions for the education industry. The products Dan developed have received numerous awards including the prestigious CODiE award and can be found in the Smithsonian Institution archive. Dan led Blackboard Research and Development initiatives where he developed a number of key patents. Dan received his BA in economics from Cornell University.

Scott Perian

Architect

Scott manages the technical architecture of Kadoo. With 12 years of experience in software development, Scott has successfully shepherded many enterprise software products from inception to delivery. Before coming to Kadoo, he spent nine years as senior software architect for Blackboard, where he was architect of the Community System and Content System products and was a major contributor to the Learning System component.  Prior to this, Scott was a researcher in a cardiovascular biophysics laboratory where he authored several published papers. Scott holds both MA and BA degrees in mathematics from Washington University in St. Louis, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude.

John Yang

Director of Engineering Infrastructure

John manages the entire Kadoo infrastructure. Prior to Kadoo, John was a Senior Network Engineer for Parature, an on-demand customer service software provider. John was also a member of the founding team of CourseInfo while at Cornell University. CourseInfo merged to become Blackboard Inc. in 1998. At Blackboard, John helped launch the ASP division as Engineering Manager and managed infrastructure growth to over 400 clients. John holds a BS in Material Science & Engineering from Cornell University.