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Timo Selvaraj

Sharpshooter · DISC type CD
Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer at SearchBlox Software, Inc.
📍 Glen Allen, Virginia, United States

Timo Selvaraj is the Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer at SearchBlox, with over 22 years of experience in AI, search, and text analytics. A Certified Usability Analyst, he is also an Adjunct Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University. Colleagues describe him as a key player, skilled at building strong relationships, and an experienced IT professional.

Passionate about creating user-centric experiences, Timo co-founded SearchBlox with his brother. He has been recognized for empowering his employees in South India by providing flexible, work-from-home careers, demonstrating a strong commitment to work-life balance and team well-being.

Uniquely, he holds a Master of Fine Arts in Design, which he combines with his deep technical expertise to drive product innovation.

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Experience
27 Years
Current Role
Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Glen Allen, Virginia, United States
Personality Overview

How Timo shows up

Precise But Practical
ROI Driven
Thorough Evaluator

They are not always relationship oriented. They prefer to be the ones controlling the conversation or defining the terms. More than the product, they care about the impact of the product.

Priorities

Topics Timo cares about

AI Search & RAG
He frequently posts about the complexities, costs, and benefits of implementing Generative AI and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) for enterprise use.
User Experience
As a Certified Usability Analyst (CUA) with a Master's in Design, he consistently emphasizes creating user-centric AI experiences in his work and interviews.
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Career

Work history

9-2003
Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer
SearchBlox Software, Inc.
9-2014
Adjunct Professor for NLP & AI
Virginia Commonwealth University - School of Business
10-2012 - 11-2013
Director, Digital Marketing
ChildFund International
10-2011 - 10-2012
Digital Product Management
Capital One
8-2005 - 9-2011
Manager, Learning Technology
Capital One
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
1998 - 2001
Master of Fine Arts
Virginia Commonwealth University
1992 - 1995
Bachelor of Science
Loyola College, Chennai India
1978 - 1992
Pre K-12
Don Bosco Egmore, Chennai India
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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