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Next Quarter

Leadership

Different minds. One ambition.

The people setting direction at Next Quarter — operators, builders and problem solvers who believe intelligence is only useful when it leads to action.

Portrait of Rahul Shah, Chief Executive Officer of Next Quarter

Rahul Shah

Chief Executive Officer

As Chief Executive Officer, Rahul Shah defines the strategic vision for Next Quarter, setting and monitoring the execution of the overall strategy for the company. In this role, Rahul channels his drive and passion into effective methods for helping companies achieve predictable revenue growth.

Rahul brings more than 20 years of experience as a CFO and COO to Next Quarter, with an extensive financial planning, sales analytics, and operational management background. Before heading up Next Quarter, he created a Center of Excellence for Revenue Growth at CSC. Prior to that, he was CFO for the Americas region. Rahul is also a former Global Industry Verticals CFO, managing $8B+ P&L at CSC and establishing a Global COE for Revenue and Sales Analytics.

Rahul has a bachelor’s degree and a master's in commerce and holds CPA and Chartered Accountant certifications. In his free time, he enjoys traveling to new places, cooking for his family, gardening, and playing squash.

Portrait of Puneet Gaur, Chief Operating Officer of Next Quarter

Puneet Gaur

Chief Operating Officer

Puneet Gaur is the Chief Operating Officer at Next Quarter. He’s responsible for the company’s overall operations, managing and mentoring teams to drive success, attract and retain talent, and deliver superior performance.

Puneet is a multi-faceted professional with a diverse business background stretching over 20 years in the U.S. and abroad. Prior to Next Quarter, he applied his skills in transforming Digital Management Inc’s cash-to-cash cycle, helping the company reduce dependency on short-term bank loans and improve DSO. At DXC, Puneet established Finance and Sales Ops COEs in Eastern Europe, Asia, and Mexico, saving the company approximately $30 million annually. In addition, he ran a PMO at Avaya, where his efforts reduced costs by 42 percent.

Puneet is a former board member at GGS Indraprastha University in India. He holds several degrees, including a Bachelor of Computer Applications and a Master of Computer Applications from Indira Gandhi National Open University, a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from Delhi University, and a Master of International Relations from Harvard. He also has a Master of Business Administration in Finance and Supply Chain and a Master of Computer-Aided Management.

Puneet is an avid reader with an impressive personal library containing 6,000 books. He also enjoys traveling, visiting more than 50 countries thus far. His travel exploits include climbing a volcano at 122°F and viewing the northern lights at -40°F.

Portrait of Aniket Kodre, VP of Customer Success at Next Quarter

Aniket Kodre

VP, Customer Success

As the VP of Customer Success at Next Quarter, Aniket leads the team in driving customer success, ensuring that clients at Next Quarter achieve their business objectives. His role encompasses post-sale functions including Customer Success, Service, Support, and Community to drive outcomes leading to best-in-class customer satisfaction, retention, and advocacy.

With over 15 years across a broad portfolio of Enterprise Software/SaaS in the Sales Tech/CRM space, Aniket brings extensive expertise in leading sales methodologies and implementing strategic account management programs for large sales teams. More recently, Aniket spent more than a decade at DemandFarm, where he led Customer Success and Strategic Account teams for North America and EMEA and played a key role in Product Development by championing the Voice of Customer.

Aniket is a multidimensional, data-driven leader focused on employee engagement, customer satisfaction, and retention. His core values include customer empathy, adaptability, accountability, and strategic vision—building trust, driving growth, and fostering collaboration to deliver lasting customer impact.

Aniket holds an honorary Bachelor’s degree from Pune University in Pune, India and PMP certification from the Pune chapter of the Project Management Institute. Outside of work, he is an avid sports fan, enjoying cricket and badminton, a car and motorbike enthusiast, and is currently exploring the craft of leatherworking in his spare time.

Asa Jean

Leadership Team

Bio coming soon. Asa Jean is part of the Next Quarter leadership team, working across the business to turn enterprise context and market signals into intelligence teams can act on.

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