Manny grew up in Ecuador, where his father is originally from, and where his mother immigrated to from Russia.  From a young age, Manny has always had a desire to build something special that contributes to the society around him. After high school, he had interests in becoming an economist, but his father strongly recommended that he go to Eastern (communist) Germany to study engineering.  Manny would end up moving to New Jersey to get his bachelor's degree in computer engineering from the Stevens Institute of Technology. Soon after, he got his master’s in computer science from the University of Pennsylvania.

Manny would eventually join Amazon as just the 3rd employee on what is now known as the Amazon Web Services (AWS) team and created the compensation system for Amazon associates.  Two years later, he joined Microsoft as a business development manager and would work there for 6 years, eventually becoming the director of business development handling Canada and Latin America. 

Then, he realized he was into his forties, and decided it was time to begin building something special, something he had always had a desire to do since he was a just a kid. 

In 2011, Manny left his job at Microsoft without a plan, and just three years later in 2014...

Outreach, the #1 sales engagement platform, now valued at over $1 Billion, was born.