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Dean is the Chief Product Officer for Aravo overseeing Product Strategy, Product Management, Product Marketing, and Product Design. He recently joined Aravo to build an organization that would expand the product portfolio and market reach of industry-leading apps in third-party risk management.

Prior to joining Aravo, Alms served as chief product officer at Socrates.ai where he played an instrumental role in building a product that leverages AI to deliver a superior employee experience. Prior to Socrates, Dean was head of product strategy for Rimini Street, the leading provider of third-party support services. At Veeva Systems, he was a founding member of their innovation lab creating innovative products for the heavily regulated life sciences industry. As vice president of product management at PeopleSoft, Alms brought together the company’s four application pillars to form a cohesive enterprise strategy. He was also a founder and held senior management roles at SaaS startups Milyoni and Agistics.

Dean holds a BSBA degree from Boston University. He is active in the community and former board president of the Bay Area Chapter of JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation).