POWER OF ATTORNEY



Know all by these present that the undersigned hereby constitutes and

appoints each of Ashley A. Vukovits and Stephen R. Head signing

singly, the undersigneds true and lawful attorney-in-fact to



(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigneds

capacity as an officer and or director of Interactive Intelligence

Group, Inc. (the Company), Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with

Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules

thereunder

(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned

which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any

such Form 3, 4 or 5 and timely file such form with the United States

Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or

similar authority and

(3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the

foregoing which, in the opinion of the attorney-in-fact, may be of

benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the

undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by

such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this

Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such

terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such

attorney-in-facts discretion.



The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power

and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever

requisite, necessary or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the

rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as

the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power

of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that

such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-facts substitute or substitutes,

shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of

attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned

acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such

capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the

Company assuming, any of the undersigneds responsibilities to comply

with Section 16 of the Securities Act of 1934.



This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the

undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 or 5 with respect to

the undersigneds holdings of and transaction in securities issued by the

Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing

delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.



IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of

Attorney to be executed as of this 1st day of July 2011.



William J. Gildea III

William J. Gildea III

Printed Name





/s/William J. Gildea III

William J. Gildea III

Signature