Meet 24/7 Software:
MVPs in Facility Management

Gerald Hwasta is the chairman and CEO of 24/7 Software, leading strategy and coordinating the product vision, go-to-market activities, and operations of the company. He remains focused on keeping the customer first and driving the growth of the company.

Before joining 24/7 Software, Gerald held executive roles at software and network services companies, including ePreop, SoHalo, and The Switch. Previously, he was the founder of Crest Equity Partners, a Silicon Valley private equity firm focused on technology businesses, and a founding team member of the middle-market fund of Silver Lake, the world's leading private investor in technology businesses. In the early years of the internet, Gerald was with Sun Microsystems, where he led a business responsible for building network appliances, and with Cobalt Networks, a pioneer designer and developer of Linux server appliances for the hosted internet, where he led corporate development.

Gerald graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor's degree in computer information systems from Baldwin Wallace University and received an MBA from Harvard Business School. Gerald is an avid sports fan and remains active outdoors, on the sports fields, and in the ocean with his wife and three sons.

Karan Zaveri leads 24/7 Software’s distributed global engineering teams, building scalable, reliable infrastructure and easy-to-use applications. Karan is responsible for driving the delivery and development of 24/7 Software platform’s long-term technology vision as well as driving innovation across the company.

An engineer and entrepreneur from an early age, Karan sold his first software at age 16. He has more than 12 years of experience in developing complex, scalable, and distributed web applications. Before 24/7 Software, he was the founder of Computing Objectives, a Philadelphia- and India-based services company serving several Fortune 500 clients. Throughout his life as an engineer and entrepreneur, he has worn many hats and has vast knowledge in various facets of business, including new business incubation, venture investing, and building global, distributed engineering teams.

Karan graduated with a bachelor's in computer applications from Nagpur University in India. Karan’s insatiable curiosity sends him down a variety of Wikipedia and tech blog rabbit holes. When not CTO-ing, Karan enjoys exploring the myriad of cuisines available in his hometown of Miami.

Justin King is the executive vice president of Sales at 24/7 Software. He is responsible for leading the global revenue strategy, building high-performing teams, and implementing 24/7 Software’s sales playbook. He is focused on finding new customers to adopt the company’s technology, growing adoption and revenue with customers, and driving sales growth for the company.

Before 24/7 Software, Justin was the vice president of global revenue at DigitalEd, where he built and led five global revenue teams. He was responsible for sales, marketing, customer experience, and channel partners. Under Justin’s sales leadership, the company went through years of rapid growth that eventually led to a successful M&A activity in 2021. Justin brings more than 20 years of international sales and marketing experience, including executive and leadership roles in high-growth software-as-a-service (Saas)) companies such as D2L, Igloo Software, and Miovision.

Justin has lived and worked throughout Europe, North America, and international markets. In 2005, he received an MBA from the Adam Smith Business School at the University of Glasgow, with a specialization in strategic marketing. Justin loves adventuring with his wife, two daughters, and dog, Lewis. He has a passion for playing ice hockey, golfing, fishing, running, and world travel.

Matthew Dobrosevic is the vice president of product, integrations, and analytics at 24/7 Software, overseeing product strategy and implementation for new products, integrations, and analytics solutions for our customers in the leisure sports and entertainment space. Matthew is responsible for driving innovative, proactive solutions for sports and entertainment operators and venues across the globe.

Before 24/7 Software, Matthew worked in a variety of industries. He started his career in online poker, working with a group that created the first SaaS poker solution for the online gambling industry. He went on to work with large data aggregators, specializing in product strategy for data analytics and identity and fraud solutions, serving a variety of industries, including law enforcement, government, insurance, financial services, and retail.

Matthew has lived in several countries, spending almost a decade in Bulgaria. He often takes his work home with him, which isn’t a problem for his wife, who is a data engineer and software architect for a large data aggregation company. Matthew has a variety of hobbies that he shares with his young son, Luka. Together they attend Cub Scout campouts, look after seven animals (including two large lizards), and spend tons of time cooking and gardening.

Josh Gross is the vice president of customer success for 24/7 Software, leading the team responsible for customer support and account management functions. He is focused on developing and executing a strategy that ensures 24/7 Software customers reach their desired outcomes when using our software.

Before joining 24/7 Software in 2021, he served as a vice president at Mood Media, focusing on building simplified, automated, and scalable processes for its customer success, pre-sales, and client solutions departments. Josh also served as vice president of visual solutions for focus4media. Under Josh’s leadership, focus4media launched and grew its digital signage offering, eventually contributing to the company’s acquisition. Throughout Josh’s career, he has focused on working with customers to build products and processes that achieve their goals.

Josh graduated with a bachelor's in business administration and management from Northwood University and earned a product management certificate from Cornell University.

Outside of work, Josh spends his free time watching football, serving in his role as “horse show dad” to aid his daughter’s growing equestrian career, or at one of South Florida’s many restaurants enjoying time with his wife.

Christopher Butler is the vice president of product development at 24/7 Software, responsible for leading the effort of continuing to design and develop the world’s greatest operations management software. He is focused on evolving the platform through product feedback and bringing customers’ software needs to life.

Before 24/7 Software, Christopher was employed by the University of Central Florida, controlling the 24/7 Software platform in the command post. From there, Christopher joined 24/7 Software in 2011, helping the company grow and create software that promotes security, increases efficiency and effectiveness of operations, and enhances customer experience.

Christopher graduated with a bachelor's in business administration from the University of Central Florida. He grew up in the country but quickly became a techie once he moved to Florida. When not spending time with his wife and daughter, you’ll find Christopher hanging out at his local skeet, trap, and sporting clays club or tinkering with his home automation system.

Bina Baid is the vice president of finance at 24/7 Software, responsible for finance and accounting functions. She is focused on ensuring that the finance department continues to be a business partner to all other departments in the organization by helping in getting proper systems and processes in place.

Before joining 24/7 Software, Bina worked in senior finance roles at various technology companies, including Xangati, Inc., LeanTaas, and Envizio. Under her leadership, one of the companies, ePreop Inc., was successfully acquired by a large software company, Provation Medical. With her team, she ensured a smooth and seamless transition of all finance roles upon acquisition.

Bina is a CPA (U.S. - inactive), chartered accountant (India), and cost accountant (India), working in finance and accounting in the software world for more than 25 years.

Scott Meyers is the founder and executive vice president of 24/7 Software, responsible for growth initiatives into new verticals and forging strategic alliances across the globe. Under Scott’s sales direction, 24/7 Software became the world’s leader in providing communication and reporting software solutions to the sports and entertainment industry, with market penetration of more than 75 percent across NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, NCAA, NASCAR, and MLS venues. He places the highest importance on being an excellent listener to determine how 24/7 Software’s products can best enhance a customer’s operations.

Before 24/7 Software, Scott founded Cash Register Ads, the nation’s first company to feature national brands on the back of cash register tape. In Scott’s earlier pre-entrepreneur days, he was a Florida CPA specializing in taxation and litigation support. He started his accounting career at the Big 8 firm of Deloitte, Haskins, and Sells.

Scott graduated with a bachelor's and master's in taxation from the University of Florida. Scott is a sports fanatic and loves to golf and travel with his wife, spend time with his three boys, and play with his dog, Alli.