Rania Succar
Chief Executive Officer
Rania Succar is the Chief Executive Officer of Kaseya, the leading global provider of AI-powered IT management and cybersecurity software for managed service providers (MSPs) and small to mid-size businesses (SMBs). As CEO, Rania leads the company’s global strategy and execution, driving continued innovation and growth across the Kaseya platform. With a strong track record of scaling businesses and delivering impactful customer outcomes, Rania brings a unique blend of product vision, operational expertise and global leadership to the role. Before joining Kaseya, Rania served as Head of Intuit Mailchimp, where she fueled revenue growth for small businesses by introducing advanced AI and SMS capabilities, expanding the platform’s international footprint and accelerating its integration into Intuit’s ecosystem. Prior to that, she led Intuit’s QuickBooks Money, where her teams improved financial outcomes for small businesses through faster payments, smarter cash flow forecasting, and expanded access to capital, delivering significant growth in payments volume under her leadership. Earlier in her career, Rania held leadership positions at Google, McKinsey & Company and Merrill Lynch, bringing a well-rounded perspective from technology, strategy and finance. Rania holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Harvard College, a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School and a Master of Public Administration in International Development from the Harvard Kennedy School.
Jim Lippie
Chief Product Officer
Jim Lippie serves as Chief Product Officer at Kaseya, the leading global provider of AI-powered cybersecurity and IT management software for managed service providers (MSPs) and small to mid-size businesses (SMBs). Jim brings a unique perspective to the channel having served over 20 years in the Managed Service Provider (MSP) ecosystem. As the former CEO of Thrive Networks, a Boston-based MSP that experienced exponential growth during his tenure, the company sold to Staples in 2006 marking the first MSP acquisition to a Fortune 500 company. Later, as president of IndependenceIT (iIT), Lippie helped drive one of the fastest growing cloud desktop companies. He later founded the consultancy, Clarity Channel Advisors where he helped hundreds of MSPs increase sales and profits by leveraging a cloud-first strategy. He then served four years at Kaseya as GM and Senior Vice President where he oversaw the company’s global MSP community and was responsible for partner development. Most recently, Lippie led the company SaaS Alerts as CEO helping MSPs navigate a cybersecurity landscape increasingly focused on users and applications rather than traditional device-based security launching the industry’s first Cloud Detection and Response (CDR) solution purpose-built for MSPs.
After building the company to one of the fastest growing in the channel, SaaS Alerts sold to Insight Partners in 2022 and was subsequently acquired by Kaseya.
Mindy Kaling
Emmy-Nominated Writer
At the 2019 Sundance Film Festival, Mindy Kaling premiered her debut screenplay titled Late Night. The film received critical acclaim and sold to Amazon Studios for a $13 million US rights deal. Kaling broke out onto the scene at the 2002 New York International Fringe Festival with her original stageplay Matt and Ben which she co-wrote with her college roommate Brenda Withers. The play was named one of Time magazine's "Top Ten Theatrical Events of The Year" and also caught the eye of TV producer Greg Daniels who offered Mindy a job to work on an NBC television pilot called The Office. At 24, Kaling joined the writing staff of The Office as the only woman. Kaling also participated as an actor and took on the role of "Kelly Kapoor." During her 8 seasons at The Office, Kaling wrote 23 episodes including “The Injury,” “The Dundies,” and “Diwali” for which she became the first woman of color to be nominated for an Emmy in any writing category. Kaling also directed 2 episodes and served as both producer/executive producer on over 117 episodes of the series. Kaling and her fellow writers and producers were nominated 5 times for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series. Kaling went on to create The Mindy Project, which she starred in and executive produced from 2012-17. Kaling and her fellow writers were nominated for a Writers Guild Awards in the New Series category in 2013. Kaling wrote 25 of the 117 episodes created for the series. In 2018, Kaling created and served as an executive producer on the NBC comedy Champions for which she wrote 3 of 8 episodes. In between all of her TV ventures, Kaling has released two New York Times best-selling comedic memoirs in 2011 and 2015. Kaling released a collection of essays in partnership with Amazon in 2020 featuring topics including being a single mom, the perks of not having a husband, and her struggle with social anxiety. Most recently, Kaling launched her imprint Mindy's Book Studio for Amazon Publishing, with the mission of publishing titles from new and emerging diverse voices. In 2023, Kaling received the prestigious Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television from the Producers Guild of America. In 2022, Kaling International was named one of Time’s 100 Most Influential Companies. In 2012, Kaling was named to the Time 100 Most Influential People in the World List. In 2018, Kaling delivered a commencement address at Dartmouth College and received the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters
