Nithi Vivatrat, Founder & CEO
Nithi Vivatrat was co-founder and Managing Partner of Claraview, a strategy and technology consulting firm. Nithi was instrumental in the spin-off of Clarabridge, a separate company whose outside investors include Boulder Ventures, Intersouth Partners, and Grotech Ventures.
In 2007 Claraview’s revenue reached $25 million. In March 2008, Claraview was sold to Teradata Corporation (NYSE: TDC), the world's largest data warehousing and enterprise analytics company.
Prior to co-founding Claraview, Nithi was the Director of Product Management and Assistant to the President at Strategy.com, a division of MicroStrategy.
Nithi graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he earned a BS in Economics. Nithi also serves on the Board of Directors for the Project on Government Oversight.
Craig Canute, Principal Broker
With over 31 years of experience in residential and commercial real estate, Craig leads SmithAdams’ brokerage operations. A broker for the past 16 years, Craig was a resident instructor at several realtor associations and schools in the DC metro area.
Craig’s wealth of experience in Virginia, Maryland, and DC, make him a veritable treasure trove of real estate history, geography, and neighborhood characteristics. A Certified Residential Appraiser since 2004, he has completed several hundred appraisals to date.
Craig attended Ohio State University and Florida Atlantic University in South Florida, earning degrees in both Business Management and Marketing.
A Virginia resident, Craig holds broker's licenses in the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland, and the District of Columbia.