# Seth A. Ravin

> Seth A. Ravin is the founder, CEO, president and chairman of Rimini Street, the Las Vegas-based enterprise software support and services company he launched in September 2005. His career spans PeopleSoft, Saba Software and TomorrowNow, with a recurring focus on extending the useful life of business software and giving customers alternatives to vendor support and upgrade schedules.

- **Role:** Founder, CEO, President and Chairman of the Board at Rimini Street
- **Organizations:** Rimini Street, TomorrowNow, PeopleSoft, Saba Software, Real Computing
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, University of Southern California
- **Known for:** Founded Rimini Street and led it from a private startup to a Nasdaq-listed company., Designed extended software support programs during his PeopleSoft career., Featured in Vinnie Mirchandani’s 2010 book The New Polymath.

## Career timeline

- **Age 13** — Cofounded Real Computing, which offered a word-processing alternative for the Tandy TRS-80.
- **1994** — Worked in Washington, D.C. assisting the Clinton administration with congressional passage of the GATT global trade agreement.
- **1996-2000** — Held management roles at PeopleSoft, most recently vice president of the customer sales division.
- **2000-2001** — Vice president of inside sales at Saba Software.
- **2002-2005** — Held executive roles at TomorrowNow, most recently president and board director; SAP acquired the business in January 2005.
- **2005** — Launched Rimini Street in September; became CEO and chairman.
- **2017** — Rimini Street began Nasdaq trading as RMNI on October 11 after its merger with GP Investments Acquisition Corp.
- **2023** — Resumed the Rimini Street president role in March, having previously served as president from 2005 to 2011.
- **2024** — Rimini Street and ServiceNow announced a partnership on October 23.
- **2025** — Ravin and Rimini Street entered an Oracle settlement agreement on July 7, including a PeopleSoft support wind-down by July 31, 2028.

## Achievements

- Founded Rimini Street and led it from a private startup to a Nasdaq-listed company.
- Designed extended software support programs during his PeopleSoft career.
- Featured in Vinnie Mirchandani’s 2010 book The New Polymath.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — In an August 25 CRN Asia interview, urged businesses to improve processes and evaluate costs and returns before adopting AI.
- **2026-07** — Rimini Street reported second-quarter revenue of $111.1 million, up 6.7% year over year, and announced Rimini Govern for AI.
- **2025-07** — Entered an Oracle settlement with a PeopleSoft support wind-down requirement; Rimini Street reported receiving approximately $37.9 million of previously paid fees and costs back from Oracle.

## Links

- Website: https://www.riministreet.com/company/leadership/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-ravin-867539

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