Perficient's Leadership Team

Jeffrey S. Davis - CEO and President

As chief executive officer and president Jeff Davis leads daily business operations and leads and oversees the development and execution of the Company's global growth strategy and initiatives. Jeff has more than 20 years of experience in technology management and consulting with both Big Five and entrepreneurial firms. Working with his team of tenured executives, Jeff oversees all Perficient business groups and functional disciplines including marketing, sales and client delivery. Jeff has played a central role in Perficient’s dramatic growth, managing the company’s organic expansion and leading Perficient's M&A program including the integration and assimilation of acquired businesses. Jeff became Perficient’s chief operating officer in 2001 and president in 2003 prior to assuming the position of chief executive officer in 2009.

Under Jeff's leadership, Perficient has consistently delivered operating metrics among the industry's very best and has been routinely recognized with high-profile growth and performance awards, including being named the 15th-fastest growing public company in the United States by Fortune in 2007. During Jeff's tenure, Perficient has added more than 1,000 colleagues and greater than $200 million in annual revenues, transitioned from the Nasdaq SmallCap Market to the Nasdaq Global Select Market and been added to both the Russell 2000 and S&P SmallCap 600 indexes.

Prior to Perficient, Jeff was the chief operating officer at Vertecon, a company Perficient acquired in 2001. Before Vertecon, Jeff was a senior manager and member of the leadership team in Arthur Andersen’s Business Consulting Practice, where he was responsible for defining and managing internal processes, while managing business development and delivery of all products, services, and solutions to a number of large accounts. Jeff also served in leadership positions at Ernst and Young, LLP in the Management Consulting practice and in industry at Boeing, Inc. and Mallinckrodt, Inc.

Jeff is an active volunteer member of the board of directors of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of St. Louis and a member of the University of Missouri Trulaske College of Business advisory board. He holds an M.B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis and a B.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Missouri.  

Kathy Henely - Chief Operating Officer

Kathy Henely, Perficient’s Chief Operating Officer, has more than 20 years of consulting and technology leadership and management experience. Responsible for ensuring operational excellence across the company, she is also passionate about providing exceptional service to clients while creating an environment that encourages teamwork and career growth for our colleagues.

Prior to becoming COO in November 2009, Kathy was Vice President of Corporate Operations at Perficient, responsible for leading Perficient’s largest business group along with several corporate functions. During her tenure, the business group nearly doubled in size through a combination of strong organic growth and the successful integration of several Perficient acquisitions. Kathy’s team also led the development and successful deployment of Perficient’s first industry-focused business unit, Healthcare, in 2008. Additionally, Kathy was responsible for launching Perficient’s solution focused company-wide practices, centralizing the recruiting function and establishing Perficient 101 for new colleague onboarding.

Kathy joined Perficient in September 2001 with the acquisition of Vertecon, which she joined in 1999. With the acquisition, Kathy was promoted to General Manager of the St. Louis business unit and served in that role until her promotion to Vice President in 2005. Earlier in her career, Kathy held leadership positions in industry at Mallinckrodt, Anheuser-Busch, Boeing, and Cargill and at a software development company, Pipkins.

Kathy received a M.S. in computer science from the University of Missouri-Rolla and a B.S. in computer science from the University of Iowa.  

Paul Martin - Chief Financial Officer

A senior financial executive with 25 years of financial and accounting experience, Paul Martin was appointed Chief Financial Officer at Perficient in August, 2006. Prior to joining Perficient, Paul had most recently served as the Interim Chief Financial Officer at Charter Communications, Inc., the fourth-largest cable company in the United States. Paul served as Charter’s principal accounting officer beginning in 2002, and has held senior executive finance roles at companies including Fort James Corporation, Rawlings Sporting Goods and Arthur Andersen. Paul is responsible for all aspects of financial compliance, reporting and accounting at Perficient. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Missouri, St. Louis.

Chris Gianattasio - Vice President, Field Operations

Chris is responsible for Perficient's Eastern Region operations. He has been working with high-growth software and services companies for more than 20 years. Prior to Perficient’s acquisition of Meritage Technologies in 2004, Chris served as the firm’s President and CEO. His excellence in leadership and his experience across a range of disciplines including software engineering, sales and business management helped grow Meritage into a leading IBM WebSphere partner. Chris has a B.S. in Applied Science from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, as well as numerous professional certifications.

John Jenkins - Vice President, Field Operations

John has responsibility for Perficient's IBM business group, one of just three groups retained by IBM’s ISSW/ISSL divisions. He has been working with high-growth companies for more than 10 years, with experience ranging from technology to operations to consulting. Prior to Perficient, John co-founded and served as president of Visual Software Integration, a consulting firm specializing in delivering IBM products and services. VSI was acquired by Compete Inc., and in turn Perficient. Prior to VSI he served as a principal consultant at Cap Gemini and had more than 10 years of experience in the services field. John attended Maryville University in St. Louis, Missouri.

Don Kasica - Vice President, Field Operations

Don oversees Perficient's Western Region operations, including the company's Oracle national practice. A 25-year IT and consulting veteran, in 1996 he co-founded BoldTech and served as president until the company was acquired by Perficient in 2007. In 2002, he was named Technology Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young for the Rocky Mountain Region. Prior to BoldTech, Don worked in leadership roles for a variety of technology companies including US West, Bachman Information Systems, Cullinet Software and EDS. Don holds degrees in computer science and accounting from Boston College. He was also awarded two patents for his research on running multimedia technology over broadband networks while at US West.