DJ Paoni

DJ Paoni is currently the Chief Executive Officer at Certinia, a position held since October 2023. Prior to this role, DJ Paoni had a lengthy tenure at SAP from August 1996 to August 2022, serving in various leadership positions including President of SAP North America, Managing Director/SVP Midwest, General Manager/SVP North America Strategic Customers, Regional Vice President Sales, Vice President Sales, and Senior Account Executive. DJ Paoni began their career as an account executive at Goal Systems/Legent from 1993 to 1995. DJ Paoni holds an MBA in Finance, Marketing, and E-Commerce from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University (1997-2000) and a Bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (1989-1993).