New executive appointments in AI, product, operations, marketing, and sales as a destination for superior enterprise AI and legal technology capabilities.
London, UK – ContractPodai, a leader in legal AI solutions and contract lifecycle management (CLM), has announced the addition of several senior executives as it hires top talent and strengthens its leadership bench. These appointments reflect the company’s commitment to scaling product innovation and ensuring Leah’s position as the leading agent AI platform for legal teams and enterprises.
“We are excited to attract leaders of this caliber to ContractPodai,” said Sarvath Misra, CEO and co-founder of ContractPodai. “He brings deep expertise in product, AI, go-to-market, and operations that will fuel Leah’s evolution as the most advanced agent AI platform for enterprises. His experience and leadership will help turn our innovation into scalable business impact, helping customers confidently adopt agent technology and transform the way they work.”
Leading these hires are James Thomas, chief AI officer, and Aming Jain, executive vice president of technology and product management. Together, they bring world-class expertise in AI strategy, legal technology, and enterprise product management. His leadership focuses on Contract Podai’s innovation and drives the delivery of secure, enterprise-ready solutions through Leah.
James Thomas Contract joins Podai from KPMG, where he was a partner, global head of legal technology and CTO of KPMG Law UK. At KPMG he led the firm’s global legal technology strategy, designing, building, building and deploying innovative solutions, including GENAI tools, to a global network of 4,000 legal professionals in more than 80 jurisdictions. With a rare combination of experience, James brings a decade of leadership in legal innovation and technology and is also a former software engineer and corporate lawyer. James has previously been recognized by the Financial Times as one of the top 10 legal engineers/legal technologists in the world and his unique background combining law and engineering will lead to accelerating product, technology, and AI strategic alignment, strengthening Contract Podai’s market position and delivering lasting value for our customers.
Umang Jain Brings a proven track record of scaling platforms, driving digital transformation, and building high-performing teams. Most recently, as VP of Product and Platform at Gossip, he helped scale the platform to global growth and launch AI-powered solutions in conversational AI and analytics. Prior to Gossip he led multi-billion dollar digital transformation initiatives as CIO and CTO in healthcare and education. At Contract Podai, he will be responsible for aligning its product and technology strategy to accelerate growth, strengthen its market position and deliver breakthrough solutions for its customers.
To further support this growth, Contract Podai has also added senior leaders in operations, marketing and sales, including:
Ram Jagadeesan, Senior Vice President of Operations – Ram has held leadership roles at Cognizant, Scullum and IGET Global (now Capgemini), and most recently served as Chief of Staff to the Global CEO at Burlasoft. He will work closely with the executive team to strengthen governance, improve efficiency and enable growth as Contract Podai continues its global expansion.
Alison Classen, Senior Vice President of Demand Generation – Alison brings extensive experience scaling global marketing programs, including building a multimillion-dollar pipeline at Zeta Global and growing organic revenue at Think3. Ellison will lead Podai’s demand generation strategy, driving sales, product marketing, and customer success as well as forecasting growth.
Lauren Mandel, vice president of brand and communications. Lauren joins from DailyPay, where she helped scale the fast-growing fintech platform. Lauren also held leadership positions at top agencies including R/GA, Gray, and BBDO working with brands such as Samsung, Verizon, PwC, and IBM. At Contract Podai, she will strengthen market presence through compelling content, media engagement, and influencer assets for the brand.
Anna Forbes, Vice President of the Global Alliance – Anna most recently led the CLM Partner Strategy at Consilio (formerly Psych), where her team won multiple Year of the Year awards. She will lead the expansion and strengthening of ContractPodai’s global partner network, shaping its vision for the alliance and ensuring partnerships deliver consistent value to customers.
Vic McCo, General Manager of AI Sales – Joining from Google, Vic brings extensive experience in enterprise adoption of cloud and AI technologies. With a strong record of enabling customers to innovate through AI, Vic will be responsible for advancing ContractPodai’s mission to transform legal, procurement and sales flows across the enterprise.
The addition of these leaders strengthens Podai’s ability to accelerate product innovation and scale agentive AI across the enterprise. Her expertise in AI strategy, technology, operations, and go-to-market deepens Leah’s role as a foundation for enterprise engagement and broader business transformation. With this strengthened leadership team, ContractPodai is poised to deliver greater business impact, unlock new forms of value for customers, and set the pace for the next era of legal and enterprise AI.
About Contract Podai
ContractPodai, a recognized leader in agentic AI-powered contract lifecycle management (CLM), legal and procurement solutions, how organizations manage contracts, data and workflows at scale. Contract Podai delivers secure, enterprise-ready innovation that accelerates business results and ensures measurable ROI. Beyond task automation, the platform enables dynamic AI-driving orchestration of contract processes, compliance, and decision-making—freeing teams to focus on high-value, strategic activities.
The company has been recognized as a CLM Visionary by Gartner for the past four years and named a leader for AI-enabled buy-side CLM applications in the 2025 IDC MarketSkype. Headquartered in London, Contract Podai® supports teams globally in New York, Glasgow, San Francisco, Toronto, Sydney, Mumbai, Pune and more.
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