# Ashish Koul

> Ashish Koul is the founder and former CEO of Acqueon, a customer-engagement software business acquired by Five9 in 2024. Previously a leader at NTT DATA, Genpact and Servion, he helped build Acqueon’s independent business around connecting customer data, outreach channels and contact-center systems. His public advisory work includes Long Ridge Equity Partners and a March 2026 appointment to the Invictus Guild.

- **Role:** Advisor at Long Ridge Equity Partners
- **Organizations:** Acqueon, Five9, Servion Global Solutions, Genpact, NTT DATA, Long Ridge Equity Partners, Invictus Growth Partners, MessageGears
- **Education:** Master of Management Studies, Information Systems, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
- **Known for:** Led Acqueon through its 2024 acquisition by Five9., Acqueon reported over 200 enterprise customers and 110,000 agents at the time of its October 2022 investment announcement., Named co-inventor with Ashok Raj Susairaju on US patent 11,985,270, granted May 14, 2024, for adaptive campaign management and predictive customer engagement using a customer data platform.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2015** — Held leadership roles at NTT DATA and served as Genpact vice president and global practice leader for high-tech IT offerings.
- **2015** — Appointed senior vice president and general manager of Product Engineering and Digital Services at Servion.
- **2017** — As Acqueon president, announced participation in Cisco SolutionsPlus.
- **2019** — Appointed CEO of Acqueon in February after serving as president; associated with its independent spin-out chapter.
- **2022** — Led Acqueon when Long Ridge made a majority growth investment; Everstone retained a minority stake.
- **2024** — Led Acqueon through its acquisition by Five9, announced in August and completed by September.
- **2026** — Announced among five new operating advisors to the Invictus Guild in March.

## Achievements

- Led Acqueon through its 2024 acquisition by Five9.
- Acqueon reported over 200 enterprise customers and 110,000 agents at the time of its October 2022 investment announcement.
- Named co-inventor with Ashok Raj Susairaju on US patent 11,985,270, granted May 14, 2024, for adaptive campaign management and predictive customer engagement using a customer data platform.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Invictus Growth Partners announced Koul as a new Invictus Guild operating advisor on March 24.
- **2024-09** — Long Ridge announced the completed sale of Acqueon to Five9 on September 9.
- **2024-08** — Five9 announced its agreement to acquire Acqueon on August 8.

## Links

- Website: https://www.acqueon.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashishkoul/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/ashish_koul

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