Our Team

As the Chief Technology Officer for Enterprise Solutions, Purandar Das is responsible for the development and implementation of Infogroup’s marketing technology, solution innovation strategy and its roadmap for technology architecture. In this capacity he collaborates with Infogroup’s product teams to design and develop technologies that enhance the company’s high-value data and data as a service offerings.

Purandar brings with him a deep expertise in crafting innovative technology solutions aligned with the business goals of enterprise level clients. He has extensive experience creating solutions for Big Data— making them actionable in multichannel marketing environments. He brings this talent to Infogroup, driving the innovative technological development and infrastructure of the company.

Prior to Infogroup, Purandar was Chief Technology Officer at MobileMessenger, where he was responsible for architecting technology solutions to align with the company’s business goals. Previous to MobileMessenger, he was Chief Technology Officer of Epsilon Digital Solutions after his work as the Senior Vice President of Strategic Database Services at Epsilon.
 
Purandar has a Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University and a Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering from Bangalore University in India. 

Devang Kothari is the Chief Technology Officer for the Data Axle™. He oversees all technical aspects of the Data Axle™ platform from the development of its features to server operations and performance.

The Data Axle^TM connects information hubs in a real-time architecture where each hub, regardless of proprietary or third party data source, can be leveraged into applications. By utilizing the Data Axle^TM, clients of Infogroup can manage their assets more effectively, tying together the right variety of data elements at the right time.

Prior to joining Infogroup, Devang was one of the original founders of GoTime Corporation where he served as the Chief Technology Officer. In this capacity, he was the lead architect and developer of the GoTime Content Platform where he built a number of systems including: a distributed crawling system, versioning system, CMS, call center, data pipeline and data processing. In addition to this, he drove cloud migration, Chef migration, and storage and server management for all GoTime websites. Since Infogroup’s acquisition of GoTime in 2012, he has played a major role in driving the integration of this leading edge technology into the Data Axle™ and across the business.

Prior to co-founding GoTime, he worked as an associate and consultant for J.P. Morgan in Identity and Access Management and for Ernst & Young for their Security and Technology Solutions.

Devang received a B.S. in Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Joseph Fuller is the Chief Financial Officer for Infogroup Targeting Solutions and Yesmail Interactive, responsible for financial activities including budgeting, forecasting, preparation of financial statements, analysis of revenues and costs in addition to both client and vendor contract negotiations. Joe previously served as the Chief Operating Officer of Alterian plc, a leading provider of campaign management and analytics software, since September of 2008. Joe was responsible for professional services, managed services and technical support as well as business operations. Prior to that, Joe served as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Business Operations and General Manager at Alterian Inc. Prior to joining Alterian, Joe served as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Finance and Administration for Open Port Technology, Inc., an IP messaging software technology company. Joe was responsible for raising more than $58 million in funding and actively growing from a small fax software company to a leading provider of IP messaging solutions. Before his tenure at Open Port, Joe served as Vice President of Operations for Crown Mortgage Company, the largest independent mortgage banker in the State of Illinois. Joe has also held management positions at CCC Information Services and Information Kinetics, Inc. He serves as a Director of the Illinois Technology Association.

Kelly supports our large enterprise clients with a wealth of industry experience across both B2C and B2B solutions. She is the former SVP of Merkle, where she spent eight years deploying a vertical strategy that drove sales for the company from $50 million to $250 million. She was also instrumental in the implementation of their client management strategy to deliver multi-faceted solutions to clients. After Merkle, Kelly joined data.com’s salesforce to launch their field sales organization, focusing on B2B companies with over 5,000 employees. 

Ms. Gretchen Littlefield is responsible for the overall management, strategic planning and growth of Infogroup Nonprofit Solutions. The division includes the Nonprofit, Political, and Federal Government verticals. She joined the company in March of 2006 as Executive Vice President of Triplex, a data processing division focused exclusively on the Nonprofit Vertical. Under her direction, the business unit transformed from operating at a net loss to a $1.1 million profit in one year. In 2008, she was promoted to President of Triplex. 

In January 2010, May Development, the Nonprofit brokerage arm of Direct Media, merged with Triplex to form Infogroup Nonprofit and Ms. Littlefield was promoted to President of the newly formed division. In January 2011 the Political and Federal Government verticals were integrated into Infogroup Nonprofit Solutions.

Prior to joining Infogroup, Ms. Littlefield launched the fundraising program for America Coming Together which raised over $80 million in two years, becoming the largest political action committee in the country. She also worked with one of the nation’s leading direct response marketing agencies where she managed programs for the Democratic National Committee, Oxfam, International Rescue Committee, Earthjustice, ASPCA and WNET. Additionally, Ms. Littlefield worked as a campaign manager, oppositional research strategist and field organizer for numerous Congressional and Presidential campaigns.

Her professional achievements and credentials are impeccable. In 2009 she was named DMEF Rising Star by the Direct Marketing Association. In 2010 she served as co-chair of the DMA Nonprofit Federation Annual Conference. In 2011 she was named to the DMANF Advisory Council for the 2011-2013 term. Ms. Littlefield serves as a trustee for the DMEF. She serves on various committees and boards.
Ms. Gretchen Littlefield holds a Bachelor’s of Art degree in Political Science from Trinity University, Washington, D.C.

Jeff Adee is the SVP of the B2B List Services Group. Adee, brings 20 years of experience in the direct marketing industry. He joined Infogroup Targeting Solutions in 2012 and oversees and leads B2B list management, list brokerage, business and product development. Jeff’s deep knowledge and expertise of the market place allow him to truly connect with his team and clients to deliver optimal integrated marketing solutions.

Prior to joining Infogroup Targeting Solutions, Jeff served as SVP of Sales at MARDEV-DM2 and as Sales Director at Reed Business Information. He holds a bachelors degree from Northern Illinois University. In his free time Jeff plays in a rock band with his wife and spends time with his two children and his dog Gibson.