Neil Wadhawan

Founder, Chief Executive Officer

Heartwood's Chief Executive Officer, Neil Wadhawan has a BS in Management Information Systems and Finance with a concentration in Computer Technology from Northeastern University. After a short stint in the corporate world at John Hancock Financial Services, he quickly realized he was an international entrepreneur at heart. Before founding Heartwood Studios, Neil was the founder and former CEO of Lucid Air Designs.

Neil has a knack for motivating future entrepreneurs by guest lecturing at MBA programs across the country including Northeastern University, Endicott College, San Francisco State University, and Merrimack College.

Neil's success and passion for business can be attributed to his great mentors including Dr. Marc Meyer, Head of High Tech MBA at Northeastern University, Sam Mathan, CEO of Matisse Networks, and Professor Richard Benedetto.

When not motivating students and his employees, Neil enjoys sports, music, and entertainment. His goal is to eventually intertwine these hobbies with a creative business venture.

Raj Raheja

Founder Chairman & Chief Innovation Officer

Co-Founder and Chief Innovation Officer, Raj Raheja has been involved in 3D animation for 11 years starting in architecture school. While practicing as an architect, he knew his heart lay in the world of animation. Yearning for more, Raj co-founded Heartwood Studios in 2002. His role post 2006 is exploration and R&D of new frontiers and breakthrough ideas. Raj focuses on the macro bird's eye view of the company and industry.

Raj received the Gold Medal for Best Architectural Thesis from the prestigious school of Planning & Architecture in New Delhi, India presented by I.K Gujral. His most memorable moments have been appearing as Guest Speaker with Autodesk CEO Carol Bartz, partnering with Cartoonist Scott Adams, and being invited by Whoopi Goldberg to her home.

Raj loves the water and swims and windsurfs between deadlines. He encourages everyone at the studio to live a complete life, sometimes dragging them away from their desks!

Timo Wadhawan

Chief Operating Officer

Timo Wadhawan serves as Heartwood Studios, Inc.'s COO and is a Founding Board Member. Since 2000, Timo has been a Board Member/Corporate Officer of The Heartwood Group - Builders in San Francisco's Bay Area.

Previously, as Senior VP and COO of Argos Adriatic Corporation, Timo was a member of the team responsible for taking the IT services company from $300k annual revenue to $10 million. He served as Senior VP of Construction for Kapareva Construction Corporation, a builder of luxury homes in Danville, CA. From mid 70s to 1985 Timo was a Construction and Contracts Manager for BC Hydro & Power Authority's multi-million dollar projects such as, Cathedral Square underground substation in Vancouver, Canada and Seven Mile Hydroelectric project in Trail, British Columbia.

Timo holds a B. Tech Electrical Engineering degree from IIT Delhi and Master of Applied Science in Systems Design from University of Waterloo, Canada.