Team
Board
Pardhasaradhi Namburi
Chairman
Pardhasaradhi Namburi is an Entrepreneur & Humanitarian with a passion for technology, digital marketing, business, and ethics. He has a strong background in nonprofit leadership, digital marketing, technology development, and product management. His entrepreneurial spirit enables him to identify opportunities and develop effective solutions to complex problems. He is an innovative leader with a motivated, analytical, and dedicated approach to his work. He is committed to the pursuit of creating and growing successful and sustainable businesses while making a positive impact on the world.
Kris Knopf
President & CEO
Kris Knopf is a senior executive who brings deep experience in strategic leadership, business transformation, consumer insights, partnerships, and governance. As a servant leader with more than 20 years of proven experience in healthcare, financial services, retail, technology, and digital marketing/advertising agencies, he brings both depth and breadth in enterprise sales, marketing, operations, business and product development, and M&A; helping companies from $10M to $35B create new and stable growth across the US and abroad. His background also includes more than a decade of leadership with non-profit foundations.
Ryan Tvenge
Technology Advisor & Board Member
He is a Web Designer/Developer who owns a web agency called Hoverboard where he creates digital experiences for engaged companies. In addition to Online Impacts, he is very involved in the WordPress Community in Seattle, being on the WPSeattle Leadership Team, Co-Leads the WordPress Developer Meetup and was the Lead Organizer for WordCamp Seattle 2019.
Madison Stern
Chief Compliance & Ethics Officer and Board Member
Leadership Team
Kris Knopf
President & CEO
Kris Knopf is a senior executive who brings deep experience in strategic leadership, business transformation, consumer insights, partnerships, and governance. As a servant leader with more than 20 years of proven experience in healthcare, financial services, retail, technology, and digital marketing/advertising agencies, he brings both depth and breadth in enterprise sales, marketing, operations, business and product development, and M&A; helping companies from $10M to $35B create new and stable growth across the US and abroad. His background also includes more than a decade of leadership with non-profit foundations.
Tim Dzierzek
Chief Security Officer
Tim Dzierzek is currently head of Information Security at a cloud-based technology company. He has held various Information Security Management roles at increasing levels of responsibility over the past 12 years with another 15 years in Information Technology before that. His expertise is in building and maturing Information Security programs that align with business objectives. Tim has a Bachelor’s degree in History from Virginia Military Institute, and Master’s degrees in Telecommunications Systems Management from National University and Information Assurance from Norwich University.