Executive Team
Governor Scott McCallumPresident & CEO Governor Scott McCallum has more than 30 years of executive experience leading cross-functional divisions including operations planning, supply management, media and public relations, marketing and development, government relations and strategic partnerships. He served as Wisconsin Governor, with a career spanning more than a decade in public service office. McCallum acts as President and CEO of the Aidmatrix Foundation, a nonprofit that uses advanced information technology to create efficiencies between donors and those in need. As CEO, he has grown the Aidmatrix Foundation to globally transact $1.5 billion annually with operations in six continents to 35,000 nonprofits. The work ranges from distribution of medical products for U.S. Free Clinics and international Non-Government Organizations (NGO) to program partnerships with global organizations like International Red Cross and the World Food Programme. Most charitable food in the United States goes through Aidmatrix technologies for contribution and distribution. The Aidmatrix bundle of solution systems was recently designated as “the Network” to be used in preparedness for American disaster relief, with endorsements from federal branches and inter-state coalitions. Governor McCallum’s leadership at Aidmatrix earned industry respect with the 21st Century Achievement Award for “visionary use of information technology to promote positive social economic and educational change” and he was highlighted as a “true hero of the information age.” (Computerworld, June 7, 2005) McCallum is a Senior Fellow with the Discovery Institute, a think tank based in Seattle, WA. He has taught at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and has been an Executive-in-Residence at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL. McCallum also teaches Executive MBA marketing classes at Sun Yat Sen and Harbin Universities in the Peoples Republic of China. McCallum earned his undergraduate bachelors degree at Macalester College and his Masters of Art in International Studies-Economics at Johns Hopkins University. Having served on numerous Presidential Commissions, Governor McCallum continues to grow toward bringing together government and corporate entities for the sake of disaster relief. He sits on several boards of directors and hosts a bi-annual Governor’s Roundtable, a forum in which industry leaders converge to focus on global humanitarian aid. He is a nationally recognized author, speaker and consultant. |
Keith ThodeCOO & CTO Keith Thode leads the daily operations of Aidmatrix, after serving in consulting and leadership roles in major technology firms like Accenture and i2 Technologies. As COO he governs business development, technology research and production, constituent relations, marketing and development, programming and systems management. He has been a founding force, building Aidmatrix since its foundation in 2001. Thode began his career with four years at Andersen Consulting, implementing enterprise systems for clients such as Georgia Pacific, Delta Air Lines and Mando Machinery (Republic of Korea). Later, he worked for Enterprise Resource Planning technology leader Baan Company, eventually becoming the firm’s Consulting Director for the Western U.S. While at Baan, Keith led the implementation team, bringing to market Baan’s B2B/e-commerce products. As Consulting Delivery Director for i2 Technology’s 2Source program, he led the implementation of Supplier Relationship Management products through a partnership with EDS and AT Kearney. He holds a Suma Cum Laude masters degree in Industrial Distribution from Texas A&M University and a bachelor of science in Economics and Organizational Development from Vanderbilt University. In addition to his work with Aidmatrix, Thode serves on several boards and holds officer capacities in other nonprofit organizations including 121 Community Church, NPower Texas and The European Committee of Young Life International. He is lead-author on the article “Manufacture-for-Donation: Driving Bottom-Line Performance Through Contributions to Run Strategy Optimization,” published in the peer-reviewed International Journal of Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Marketing. Thode is also a frequent speaker at nonprofit industry conferences.
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Melis JonesVice President Melis Jones serves as Vice President at Aidmatrix, where she focuses on new partner development, sustainability initiatives, education and training, sales force management and specifically leads the Medical and Texas-based projects. She has a strong background in technology, marketing and project management, with more than 12 years experience in management positions within the technology field. In her prior career, Jones worked at i2 Technologies, the leading provider of supply chain management solutions, where she was Director of Corporate Marketing and responsible for global marketing programs. She managed a budget of more than $20 million and teams of several hundred members. Jones was responsible for raising over $2 million in corporate sponsorships on an annual basis and organizing over 100 programs, both international and domestic. She was honored with the Silver Anvil award in Public Relations from the Public Relations Society of America. Her volunteer efforts are extensive, including serving as a board member of Pratham and working with the Leukemia Society and local charitable organizations. Jones holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Trinity University in San Antonio.
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Michael A. RossVice President, Delivery Michael Ross holds the title of Vice President, Delivery responsible for all of Aidmatrix technology development, product delivery, systems management, as well as architecture formation and budget implementation. He has managed many large Availability and Disaster Recovery projects, most recently as Director of Product Management at Lakeview Technology. He also has extensive experience with the integration of High Availability software in J.D. Edwards World and One World ERP solution environments. Prior to Lakeview, Ross served as the Enterprise Technology Specialist for DeVry Inc. and as an Operations/Project manager with Graward General Inc., giving him first-hand knowledge of the demanding realities of managing all aspects of IT operations, from implementing 50,000 node WANs to managing the architecture, planning and capital budgeting for multi-platform technology investments. Ross received his Bachelor of Science degree from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. He holds many IT industry credentials and is a Certified Business Continuity Professional.
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Rajesh KrishnamohanMaster Architect and Distinguished Engineer Rajesh Krishnamohan, serving as Master Architect and Distinguished Engineer has more than 10 years experience in the area of Software Design, including Research, Design and Development, and his last five years have been dedicated to the nonprofit technology sector. He leads the Technology team within Aidmatrix and has been working with Aidmatrix since its inception.
Krishnamohan began his career with three years at Ibhar Software Private Limited (India) in the field of design and research of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Sales Force Automation (SFA) products including key customers OTIS elevators Australia, Larsen and Toubro India and Mercury International Nederland. In 1997, he was ranked #1 in the all-India power builder/Oracle examination conducted by APTECH. His U.S. career began in 2000 when he implemented Commerce One's Business to Business and eCommerce products for a leading company in San Francisco. He then joined i2 Technologies and acquired extensive knowledge in various Supply Chain products: Procurement, Factory Planner, Inventory Listing, Storefront Selling, Group Buy, Inventory Planner, Demand Planner, Transportation Optimizer, Bid Ask Exchange and others. While at i2, Krishnamohan was the primary development team member for the creation of “Online Agency Ordering” for North Texas Food Bank. With Aidmatrix, Krishnamohan has been the key Technical Architect for much of our Aidmatrix solutions. He holds a bachelor of engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of Madras and a post- graduation diploma in Software Engineering from India. He is also a Microsoft Certified Professional.
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Shari TempleManaging Director Europe Shari Temple spent more than 30 years working for high technology global corporations before joining the Aidmatrix Foundation team in April 2005. She is Managing Director of our Europe operations. During her corporate career, Temple held a variety of management positions in information technology, consulting, sales, business development and marketing. She worked directly for i2 Technologies, Bearing Point Consulting, Texas Instruments and NCR Corporation. Most of her work was supply chain related – helping corporations improve their supply chain networks and cost. Temple’s current role with Aidmatrix uses her corporate experiences to progress the nonprofit. She has brought Aidmatrix solution technologies to more than 30 additional international charitable organizations in 18 countries. Shari holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from the University of Arkansas and has resided in Munich, Germany since 2001.
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