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Julie Sue Auslander

President, Chief Cultural Officer

Julie Sue Auslander is the company’s Chief Cultural Officer or Corporate Evangelist and avoids the traditional “President” persona. These terms better reflect her commitment to a process of insight and discovery—a process that shaped her role as a leader of a successful woman-owned business.

Year after year, her leadership earns Couranto national recognition, including a spot on Inc 5000 and “Top 50 Women Owned Business” in New Jersey. She was also named a WBENC National Star in 2012. Auslander was honored with the “2008 Enterprising Woman of the Year” recognition and made the Women’s Enterprise list of 2008 top businesses in the U.S. Most recently, Couranto was awarded one of the 50 fastest Growing Women Led Companies for 2022, Julie was recognized by the Women Presidents Organization as one of the top 15 Women2Watch for 2023 and Julie was just awarded Enterprising Women’s 2024 Women of the Year Award.

Julie earned her MA and MEd from Columbia University and a BS from Pace University in New York.

David Rifkin

Executive Vice President, Chief Client Officer

Innovation and creative problem-solving are the cornerstones of David Rifkin's career. Before Couranto, he was a founder and Senior Vice President of LoJack of New York/New Jersey Corporation, responsible for marketing a stolen vehicle recovery system linked to Federal and State Police crime computers and patrol cars.

Earlier, Rifkin served in developmental marketing and advertising at NYNEX Corporation, where he was involved in the nation’s first launches of cellular service. He was also on the Western Union Corporation team, where he was responsible for promoting the company’s largest and most prestigious telecommunications services. He earned his MBA with Distinction from New York University’s Leonard Stern School of Business, and his B.Sc. from Temple University in Philadelphia.

Ken Redler

Chief Technology Officer

Ken Redler has been conceiving, building, and shipping web software since 1994. He brings a designer’s sensibility to software engineering, and a software engineer’s pragmatism to design. His passion is making products, and teams that make products, informed by art, science, and market fit. At Couranto, Redler heads up technology, product strategy, and research and development. He is a frequent speaker at conferences and events worldwide. Prior, Redler was CEO and co-founder of Comvision, a web software firm in New York City, and built several web-based services and companies.

He is also on the board of directors of FwdCode, a non-profit Hackathon organization that helps bring the passion and creativity of tech to the collegiate market. Ken holds an AB in English from Dartmouth College.

Nick Collison

Director of Business Strategy, Market Development, Library & E-Content

Nick Collison has worked in the information industry for more than 20 years, and currently serves as Director of Business Strategy, Market Development, Library & E-Content. Originally from the United Kingdom, he moved to the United States 12 years ago to meet the challenges of the U.S. market. Collison has been a member of the Special Library Association for over a decade and served on the SLA Centennial Committee, Finance Committee, and has been SLA’s Treasurer and on the Executive Board for the past three years.

He is extremely passionate about his craft, and works primarily with business information, knowledge, research & development, and libraries across multiple disciplines. Collison has a BA in Business Marketing, and is seen as a thought leader among his peers within the industry.

Chris Dixon

UK Director Client Development and Operations

Chris Dixon has joined Couranto to spearhead the Sales and Operations effort for our UK subsidiary. Chris has a wealth of experience in Financial Services and scaling SaaS enterprise business in the UK and EMEA.

Chris spent 6 years in the British Army serving both overseas in Afghanistan and domestically in the UK including the Changing of the Guard ceremony at Buckingham Palace. This broad and eclectic range of experience positions Chris to effectively lead and scale the UK & EMEA growth and expansion for Couranto.

Jennifer Pick

Customer Service Manager

Jennifer Pick is a seasoned business executive with over two decades of professional experience. Her expertise lies in crafting strategies that harmonize processes, people, and technology to elevate teams to new levels of growth and profitability. Jennifer's unwavering commitment centers around the belief that the customer is an organization's most valuable asset, which drives her relentless focus on customer-driven ideals and user experience. Early in her career, Jennifer directed her energy towards enhancing the well-being of individuals and organizations. She recognized the power of building relationships founded on trust to guide organizations through transformative journeys into more efficient and effective operations. Her role as a facilitator and coach swiftly gained recognition from clients who praised her for creating motivational vision while simultaneously driving the process forward, uncovering challenges through strong collaborative skills, and providing an insightful, holistic approach aimed at delivering results. Jennifer is married with two daughters. She and her family enjoy video games, fishing, traveling, watching movies, and experiencing live music.

Stephen Phillips

Senior Advisor

Stephen is a senior leader in the information industry, he is Lead Analyst at Jinfo, a non-executive director of M&A Monitor and honorary treasurer of the UK Chartered Institute of Library & Information Professionals (CILIP). Prior to joining Couranto he led a large research team and managed an extensive portfolio of suppliers at a global investment bank. He was an SLA fellow and 2021 SLA Chapter Conference Chair, and regularly contributes to a range of think tanks, events & journals.

In his spare time, Stephen is an academy trustee, a keen golfer, vacations in Portugal, and enjoys long walks with May, a retired assistance dog.