Emmy Gengler – the CEO & President of Softjourn, Inc. – has 30+ years of experience in Information Technology Solution Development working with teams in the U.S., Russia and Eastern Europe. Emmy began her career as a developer, and in 1994, she moved to the former Soviet Union to work on system integration. She served as president and CEO of a venture-backed IT and business consulting company based in Kyiv, Ukraine. She has also served as a 3-term board member for the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine and Head of the IT committee. In 2001 she started Softjourn, initially working through a network of partners.
Gengler received her bachelor's degree in Management Information Systems from the University of Wisconsin and Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from the Monterey Institute of International Studies. She also has received a Certified Outsourcing Professional certificate from IAOP, Completed PMP courses and worked as a board member for the Project Management Institute’s Services & Outsourcing Special Interest Group. Meanwhile, Softjourn has grown to be an international technology services provider working in the Cards & Payments and Media and Entertainment industries.