Careerintelligencefor a non-linear world
We built RiseIQ to reimagine how students, institutions, and employers connect — through verified skills, continuous guidance, and shared intelligence.
What we believe
The principles behind everything we build
Skills matter more than credentials alone
We believe in recognizing real capability and potential, not just paper qualifications.
Guidance should be continuous
Career support should evolve with you, not be a one-time event.
Opportunity should be accessible
Career pathways should be clear and open, not opaque and hidden.
Technology should empower
AI should augment human judgment, not overwhelm or replace it.
Origin
Our Story
RiseIQ was born from a simple but persistent problem: despite years of education, talent, and ambition, we saw students graduating with impressive credentials but little clarity about what came next.
Career pathways are fragmented. Guidance is episodic. Signals are outdated. Meanwhile, institutions struggle to measure outcomes, and employers struggle to identify real potential.
We believed this could be fundamentally reimagined.
Purpose
Why RiseIQ Exists
Careers are no longer linear — yet the systems designed to support them still are.
RiseIQ exists to build career intelligence for a non-linear world — where skills evolve, opportunity shifts, and decisions matter earlier than ever.
Our goal is not to replace human judgment, but to augment it with intelligence that is continuous, personalized, and grounded in reality.
Platform
What we're building
An autonomous career agent that works alongside individuals throughout their journey — and connects the whole ecosystem.
“Our mission is to elevate careers by making opportunity clearer, fairer, and more aligned with real capability.”
The RiseIQ Mission · Career Intelligence, for Life
People
Built by Different Minds. Driven by One Mission.
Technology, strategy, partnerships, operations, and lived student experience — together, building the future of career intelligence.
Sud Seshadri
Sud is a technologist, architect, and builder at heart, known for designing and scaling secure, intelligent systems across cloud, DevSecOps, and AI.
He founded RiseIQ from his belief that one of life's most important decisions, a career, still lacks the kind of intelligent, structured support available in other domains.
At RiseIQ, he is building a new category of career intelligence where data, technology, and human context come together to guide life-changing decisions.
Meet the rest of the team
Ganesh Marimuthu
Ganesh Marimuthu
A seasoned engineering leader with deep expertise in building and scaling mission-critical systems across global financial institutions, with key roles at Citibank, MUFG, and RBC. At RiseIQ, he leads engineering strategy and execution, building the platform's core infrastructure with a focus on scalability, performance, and innovation.
Jay S
Jay S
A product and technology leader with 20+ years driving high-impact outcomes across banking and healthcare, with a proven track record leading complex, regulatory-driven platforms. At RiseIQ, Jay leads product strategy and execution, shaping the future of career intelligence through scalable, deeply personalized experiences.
David Gilkey
David Gilkey
A leader at the intersection of enterprise architecture, executive strategy, and revenue growth, helping regulated enterprises and public sector organizations modernize securely in the age of AI. At RiseIQ, David leads sales and revenue strategy, driving growth through strategic partnerships and market expansion.
Andrew Saluta
Andrew Saluta
A strategic partnerships and growth leader focused on connecting education, talent, and technology to create meaningful career outcomes. At RiseIQ, Andrew leads university partnerships and strategic growth, building relationships and pilots that bring RiseIQ closer to students and institutions while translating real-world needs into product innovation. He works across GTM, product, and engineering to help shape RiseIQ's evolution and expand its ecosystem across universities and employers.
Jennie Gray-Seshadri
Jennie Gray-Seshadri
Jennie brings 17+ years of experience turning complexity into clarity across finance, operations, and planning, starting her career in the Federal Government. At RiseIQ, she builds scalable finance and operations systems that support growth without chaos.
Arjun (AJ) Seshadri
Arjun (AJ) Seshadri
AJ is pursuing his Bachelor's at Penn State University, studying Finance and Management Information Systems. From the earliest days of RiseIQ, AJ has helped shape the platform through a true student-first lens, representing the voice of the user.
Jeremy Land
Jeremy Land
Jeremy is a rising junior at Penn State University's Smeal College of Business, studying Finance. At RiseIQ, he contributes to enterprise pricing strategy and subscription tier development while leading social media and brand marketing across Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, and X — including a Helios-centric rebrand aimed at college student acquisition.
Advisors
Advisory Network
RiseIQ is supported by advisors across education, technology, and talent — a network grounded in real-world outcomes.
Education & Workforce
Advisors with deep experience in higher education, workforce development, and student outcomes.
Technology & AI
Practitioners and researchers shaping the future of AI systems, infrastructure, and intelligent platforms.
Talent & Strategy
Leaders in organizational strategy, talent acquisition, and human capital across industries.
RiseIQ
Looking ahead
RiseIQ is early, by design. We are working closely with students, institutions, and employers to shape a platform that delivers meaningful impact before scale. If you believe careers deserve better systems, we'd welcome the conversation.
Early access cohort forming now
