Dmitri Krakovsky

VP Of Global Product Management

Born:
St. Petersburg, Russia

Prior Experience:
Yahoo! – Vice President of Products
Intuit – Director of Product Management
WeddingChannel – Director of product management
Netscape – Product Manager
Lehman Brothers - Vice President of Fixed Income Research

Education:
Harvard University – MBA
New York University – MSc, Computer Science
New York University, BA, Computer Science

What I like to do outside of work:
Spending time with my wife and playing with my two boys. Playing and watching soccer - as much as I can possibly squeeze in. Having friends over for dinner. Architecture. High-tech gizmos.

Q: Where in your background did you learn the most?
A: Professionally, I learned most at Intuit. The company's culture is so focused on customers, their needs and solving their problems it is very contagious, it just makes you think this way.

Q: If you could meet one person in history, who would you meet and why?
A: I would love to meet Pele. The man has achieved so much – from humble beginnings in a poor neighborhood, to the best soccer player of all times, to a successful businessman and a politician – this is truly an amazing an inspiring story.

Q: What's been your biggest surprise during your time at SuccessFactors?
A: Passionate people. Fast pace.

Q: If you had 20 seconds to tell a new client about why they should use SuccessFactors, what would you say?
A: I would tell them to talk to other companies like them – chances are they are SuccessFactors customers and are very happy.

Q: Why are you proud to work at SuccessFactors?
A:It is very rare to see a group of people as excited, passionate and committed to what they do.