Skip to main content

Ellie Mae Adds Two to the Firm's Board

Jun 22, 2015

Ellie Mae has announced that Karen Blasing and Rajat Taneja have been appointed to Ellie Mae’s Board of Directors. Blasing brings more than 30 years of experience in creating and implementing corporate strategic plans, executing mergers and acquisitions, and building finance, accounting, legal, and human resource programs and systems. Taneja brings 20-plus years of global technology, innovation and research and development experience.

Blasing was most recently the chief financial officer of Guidewire Software, a position she held since 2009 through March 2015. Previously, she was the CFO for Force 10 Networks, SVP of Finance for Salesforce.com, and CFO for Nuance Communications and Counterpane Internet Security. She also held senior finance roles for Informix (now IBM Informix) and Oracle. Blasing holds an MBA in finance from the University of Washington and bachelor’s degrees in economics and business administration from the University of Montana.

Taneja has been executive vice president of technology for Visa, since November 2013.  Previously, he was chief technology officer for Electronic Arts. Prior to Electronic Arts, Taneja spent 15 years at Microsoft where he last served as corporate VP of the company's commerce division. Taneja holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Jadavpur University in India, and an MBA from Washington State University.

“I am pleased to welcome both Karen Blasing and Rajat Taneja to Ellie Mae’s Board of Directors. Karen’s experience as CFO for SaaS and enterprise software leaders and Rajat’s experience in innovation and technology leadership in software, online services and the financial services industry will bring additional depth to our board,” said Jonathan Corr, president and CEO of Ellie Mae. “Ellie Mae’s Board of Directors and I are looking forward to working together with Karen and Rajat to continue to execute on our growth strategy.”

About the author
Published
Jun 22, 2015
More from
Tech
Majority Of Homebuyers Have Concerns About Lender AI

60% of survey respondents said lender AI is a deal-breaker, Cloudvirga reports

Oct 23, 2024
Acrisure Welcomes Chief People Officer

Robin Benoit, who has served in an interim capacity since March 2024, takes on the role.

Sep 26, 2024
Simplist Technologies Officially Launches Sonar After Lengthy Beta Period

Sonar beta tested with over 200 lenders over the past year and a half.

Sep 25, 2024
ICE Expands Credit Dispute Processing For Mortgage Servicers

ICE Credit Bureau Management automates credit disputes, helping servicers meet 30-day reporting deadlines.

Sep 24, 2024
UWM Works To KEEP The Refis Rolling In

The wholesaler launches an AI-driven system, KEEP, that identifies borrowers in need of a refinance

Sep 11, 2024
Social Savvy

Brandon Treadway on maximizing mortgage marketing with social media

Sep 09, 2024