About Us
iPro, Inc. is a mobile and online gaming producer, operator and technology company. iPro leverages its best in class platform, services and products to bring the most personal, innovative and exciting gaming experiences to its players.
iPro® Team
Robert Melendres
Founder & CEO
Shaan Devaraj
Co-Founder & CTO
Shankar Narayanan
Co-Founder & CFO
Ian Boe
Chief Creative Officer
Ludovico Calvi
Head of Sportsbook
Erin Kovnot
Director of Compliance
Chitra Mohan
Head of Development
Paul Doyley
Director Technical Operations
Board of Directors
Robert Melendres, Chairman
Robert Melendres is the Chairman, founder and CEO of iPro®. In this role, Robert sets the vision and direction of the company and works alongside the board, the senior leaders and their teams. Prior to joining iPro, Robert spent several decades in senior executive positions at the world’s largest and most successful technology and gaming companies. His last role, before joining iPro, was with multi-billion dollar gaming company, IGT, as Chief Legal Officer, Executive Vice President Interactive, and Corporate Secretary where he managed several corporate functions and led the annual revenue growth of the interactive business from $36 million to over $350 million in just 3 years.
Shaan Devaraj
Shaan Devaraj is co-founder and CTO of iPro®. In this role, Shaan sets the technical vision and direction of the company’s platform and products, manages iPro’s research and development teams, and works alongside the CEO, senior management team, and partners. Prior to joining iPro, Shaan spent 18 years developing patented online gaming platform innovations as a pioneering engineer architect for IGT and the online gaming industry. In his last role before joining iPro, Shaan was the Director of Engineering and Architecture for Double Down Interactive, one of the largest and most successful social casinos worldwide, where he led and managed the engineering team.
Shankar Narayanan
Shankar Narayanan is co-founder and CFO of iPro®. In this role, Shankar oversees Finance, Administration, and Corporate Development at iPro. Previously, Shankar was VP of Corporate Strategy and Development at INVECAS, Inc. His previous executive positions include Executive Director of Corporate Development and Strategy at IGT. Shankar was also Director of Corporate Development at Advanced Micro Devices, and Director of Corporate Development at Spansion, Inc. Previously, he also held engineering roles at Cisco Systems and Altera Corporation.