INTERVIEW: New Deem President John Rizzo

Last week, Deem confirmed the departure of founder and CEO Patrick Grady. A new injection of capital from PointGuard Ventures and Hony Capital and the installation of new leaders foretell yet another reinvention for the San Francisco-based provider of travel booking, expense and ground technologies. PointGuard Ventures managing director Krish Panu has assumed the role of chairman and CEO, and John Rizzo now leads day-to-day operations as president and COO. Rizzo spoke with The Beat's editor-in-chief Jay Boehmer about Deem's direction.