Mahir Lupinacci

Mahir Lupinacci has a diverse work experience spanning several companies and roles. In 1997, they worked as a Sr. Project Manager at Fidelity Information Services, where they provided project management, quality assurance, and technical assistance to banking clients. Mahir then co-founded Word of Mouse in 2002 and worked as a Co-Owner for a year before moving on to Professional Surveys, Inc. as Director of Business Services. There, they initiated and managed a project reengineering of policies and procedures for the entire call center company.

From 2010 to 2011, Mahir served as VP Finance & Business Operations at The Start Project, a technology/business incubator funded by Polaris Partners. Mahir handled accounting, finances, and legal matters and collaborated with engineers to conceptualize four unique entities.

Starting in 2010, they were Co-Founder & COO at Message Bus, a cloud-native application service provider. Mahir designed and implemented processes such as new hire orientation and performance management and participated in board meetings as a Board Advisor.

Mahir then worked as COO at Tower3.io from 2013 to 2014, followed by Chief of Staff & Sr. Director of Customer and Partner Operations at Chef Software from 2014 to 2017. At Chef Software, they were responsible for defining and executing the rhythm of the business and executive team alignment.

From 2017 to 2018, Mahir held the position of VP Customer Success, Sales & Business Operations at SourceClear, where they were responsible for sales, customer success, finance, HR, legal, and investor relations. Mahir also played a key role in the negotiation and business diligence of the acquisition by CA Technologies/Veracode.

Currently, Mahir Lupinacci is the COO & Co-Founder of System Initiative, a role they have held since June 2019.

Mahir Lupinacci's education history includes studying Minorities & the Law at the University of Connecticut and Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Riverside. No specific start or end years for these educational pursuits were provided.