Dr. Ketabchi is well known for his pioneering research in BPM technologies and methods, process centric business solutions. Over last 20 years he has published and presented extensively in these areas and has made significant contributions to advance technologies in BPM. He was a Full Professor at Santa Clara University when he founded Savvion in 1994. Under his leadership Savvion launched the first BPM product in the market in 1999, built a strong customer base of leading enterprises globally, and reached profitability and growth. He received Ph.D. degree in Computer and Information Sciences from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.