Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Ari Raivetz

Ari has more than 25 years of experience in corporate leadership, finance, corporate strategy, and public and private equity investing. Ari is the Founder and CEO of Transcend Software, a generative design SaaS company transforming the way society designs critical infrastructure.

Previously Ari served as Chairman (2008-2020) and CEO (2011-2020) of Organica Water, a next-generation wastewater treatment technology provider that enables localized treatment and reuse. Under Ari’s leadership Organica grew from <$1M of Revenue and 30 reference facilities (mostly in Hungary) to a global business with more than 130 reference facilities in 20 countries that is recognized as a top “sustainable” brand in the water industry.

Prior to Organica, Ari worked in finance as Head of Water Private Equity Investments for RNK Capital, an $800M AUM investment firm that was a pioneer in the cleantech space, and as a VP and Senior Research Analyst at Bank of America Securities covering the energy sector. He started his career in corporate development and marketing in the enterprise software industry for various start-ups in the e-procurement, supply chain, and CRM sectors. Ari has an MBA from the Yale School of Management and a BBA in Finance from the George Washington University. He lives in Princeton, NJ with his wife, Lauren, and their daughters Sydney and Lila.