Our leadership team

Aarjav Trivedi
Founder and CEO
Aarjav founded Ridecell in 2009 and has led its growth from a demand-response service on a university campus to a worldwide platform that powers more than 15 million rides per year. He is responsible for setting the strategy across all areas of the company.

ArunKumar Elangovan
Co-founder
Arun worked with Aarjav to launch the first Ridecell service, contributing his extensive experience building mobile applications, information security systems, and robotics systems. He is responsible for setting and managing the technical direction for the company's products.

Daniel McGehee
Head of Sales - US & APAC
One of the early founding members of Ridecell, Daniel has been instrumental in building the company from the ground up. With a deep passion for mobility services, he is responsible for all sales initiative for Ridecell in the US and APAC regions.

Fernando Ruarte
VP of Engineering
With over 20 years of experience building and managing global Engineering, Products and Operations for enterprise companies like Mode Media Corporation, Extended Systems, Inc, and Oracle Corporation, Fernando brings his passion for scaling platforms and technical leadership to the team.

Gelena Sachs
VP of People
Gelena brings over 15 years of expansive HR leadership experience in organizational culture building, design and effectiveness from companies like Clorox, Riverbed Technology, Illumina, Stitch Fix, Udemy and Business Wire, a Berkshire Hathaway Company. She is responsible for all aspects of people management, including talent acquisition, learning and development, performance enablement, organizational analytics and workforce planning.

Mark Thomas
VP of Alliances and Marketing
Mark brings marketing excellence learned at Apple and Nokia with industry knowledge gained as the Head of Marketing for Cisco's Connected Car team. He is responsible for all marketing and alliances initiatives.

Samyak Pandya
General Manager
Samyak has over 12 years of experience across the technology, automotive, education, agriculture, and retail industries. He brings to Ridecell deep expertise in strategic planning, execution excellence, and multi-disciplinary team management.

Armin Fendrich
General Manager, EMEA
Armin brings more than 15 years in software sales, technology partnerships, and sales management to support the Ridecell mission. He leads the development of partnerships in the EMEA region for autonomous and new mobility services.