Our Leadership
Our mission is to break through the barriers that prevent commerce leaders from delivering extraordinary shopping experiences. This starts with our executive team.
Meet our executive leadership team
Bryan House
Chief Executive Officer
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Bryan House
Bryan is the CEO at Elastic Path, where he leads the GTM, customer success, global services, and product teams. Previously, Bryan was the Chief Commercial Officer at Neural Magic, a deep learning software startup where he ran Product, GTM, and Customer Success. An Acquia founding team member, he helped lead the company to $170+M in revenue. His expertise spans machine learning, digital experience platforms, and open source technology.
He is known as a serial entrepreneur and has spoken at digital business conferences around the globe.
Bryan has an MBA from Harvard Business School and a degree in Brewing from the Siebel Institute of Technology, the oldest brewing school in the United States.
Before becoming Senior Vice President of WW Account Management at Acquia, Bryan ran product marketing for content management solutions at EMC Documentum. He also brewed beer professionally for 8 years.
Harry Chemko
Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer
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Harry Chemko
Harry is a consummate entrepreneur, having started Elastic Path in 2000 when he was fresh out of university. With only a $15,000 start-up loan from a non-profit organization, Harry's optimism and energy drove the business forward, turning Elastic Path into the world's leading provider of commerce software designed to maximize revenue from the next generation of digital experiences. In 2005, Harry received the Young Entrepreneur Award for being the youngest CEO on the PROFIT Hot 50.
Today, Harry is responsible for leading corporate strategy and driving Elastic Path's vision. He believes that in this connected world, digital commerce is all about generating business value from great digital experiences across all touchpoints. A successful digital commerce platform must help enterprises unlock that value and generate revenue.
Richard Ormiston
Chief Financial Officer
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Richard Ormiston
Richard is responsible for the company’s financial reporting and accounting function. Richard is a chartered professional accountant with over a decade of experience in the technology sector in senior finance & accounting positions at Shoes.com, one of the largest online shoe retailers and Peer 1 Hosting (renamed Aptum), global web hosting provider. Prior to this Richard spent 5 years in public practice as an auditor at PwC. Richard has extensive knowledge & experience in financial planning & reporting, mergers & acquisitions and multi jurisdiction (Canada, USA, Europe) taxes.
Rachel DelGrande
Senior Vice President, Sales & Customer Success
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Rachel DelGrande
Rachel DelGrande is the Senior Vice President of Sales and Customer Success at Elastic Path, where she leads the global customer success team. Rachel and her team’s love for eCommerce and customer obsession empowers brands to create innovative commerce experiences. Prior to Elastic Path, Rachel founded customer success teams at NewStore and True Fit where she worked with retailers including Burton, Vince, Michael Kors, and Kate Spade to roll out their digital transformation and omnichannel journeys. Rachel also has a deep background in the Retail Industry with expertise in eCommerce buying, merchandising, and omnichannel store operations.
Brianne Thomas
Vice President, Marketing
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Brianne Thomas
Brianne is the Vice President of Marketing at Elastic Path.
David Stover
Vice President, Product Management
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David Stover
As Vice President of Product Management, David specializes in strategically aligning product innovation with market growth, driving substantial business outcomes through user-centric product strategies. With over 20 years of experience in eCommerce, he brings deep domain expertise in building flexible, scalable platforms that power modern digital commerce.
Throughout his career, David has built and transformed high-performing teams, developing emerging professionals into seasoned leaders capable of delivering significant organizational impact. He combines visionary leadership with effective operational execution, successfully leading diverse teams across product management, user experience, documentation, and education.
His expertise in crafting strategic roadmaps, shaped by direct customer engagement and rigorous data driven insights, has consistently resulted in increased product adoption, improved customer satisfaction, and accelerated business growth. David excels at the intersection of technology, customer experience, and strategic growth, continuously seeking innovative solutions that push boundaries and deliver enduring value in the evolving commerce landscape.
Gautam Makhija
Vice President, Global Services
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Gautam Makhija
Gautam is the Vice President of Global Services at Elastic Path. Strategic, results-oriented global leader with 20 plus years of Professional Services Leadership experience across high growth SAAS companies. Proven track record for successfully leading, transforming and growing professional services organizations. Establishes strategic vision, builds core capabilities, and executes for successful business outcomes. Worked for Oracle, Demandware, Salesforce, Interactions & Salsify prior to joining Elastic Path.
Geoff Denning
Vice President, Engineering
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Geoff Denning
Geoff is the Vice President of Engineering at Elastic Path, where they lead the development of the Self-Managed Commerce product. Since joining the company in 2009, they’ve held several roles spanning development, architecture, and technical leadership. They are a champion of thoughtful design, collaborative decision-making, and building teams rooted in trust, accountability, and compassion.
Before becoming VP in 2025, Geoff played a pivotal role in both Professional Services and Product. They led architecture initiatives for major clients like Tesla, Western Union, and T-Mobile, and later directed the Self-Managed Commerce Product team, successfully launching six major product releases. Their contributions include the design and implementation of key platform features such as B2B Account Management and the Extension Point Framework (XPF).
Prior to Elastic Path, Geoff was the first and lead developer at a startup building transportation management software used by trucking companies across North America. With more than two decades of hands-on experience, they continue to lead by example—mentoring teams, promoting engineering excellence, and driving innovation at scale.
Mukesh Judge
Vice President, Cloud Operations, Support & Compliance
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Mukesh Judge
As Vice President of Cloud Operations, IT and Support, Mukesh brings decades of experience in information technology to Elastic Path. In this role, Mukesh provides leadership to the Cloud Engineering, Operations, Customer Support, IT, and Security teams. He is driven to ensure a reliable, secure, and high performing commerce service for customers. Mukesh is passionate about helping businesses use technology to develop their strategic advantage.