Those familiar with the Chairman, Dr. Venkat Subramaniam, know him for his in-depth knowledge, contagious enthusiasm, and passion for software development. He believes in mastering technologies that improve robustness and productivity, irrespective of their source, and putting them to effective use. He was one of the cofounders of DuraSoft (a Texas Corporation) in 1998. In order to realign with changes within the organization and outside, he started Agile Developer, Inc.

Venkat is an agile developer who teaches and mentors. He has significant experience in architecture, design and development of distributed object systems. He has worked in positions, from Programmer Analyst to Systems Architect, at organizations like Halliburton, Raytheon, and Simulation Sciences. Venkat has trained more than 2500 software professionals around the world. He is also an adjunct professor at the University of Houston and teaches the Professional Software Developer Series at the Technology Education Center - Rice University. He is also a regular speaker at various conferences and user groups.