Dushyant Sharma, our Founder, has served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a member of our Board of Directors since our inception, and is also currently serving as our Chairman. Before founding Paymentus, Mr. Sharma cofounded Derivion Corporation, a SaaS-based electronic billing company, in 1998. Derivion was acquired in 2001 by Metavante Corporation, a banking and payment technologies provider. Mr. Sharma continued employment with Metavante from May 2001 to November 2004. Mr. Sharma holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science and Engineering from Marathwada University, India.