POWER OF ATTORNEY

     Know all by these presents, that the undersigned
hereby authorizes,David Zuckerman or Peter Norman
of Chordiant Software,Inc.,a Delaware corporation
(the "Company"), or Nancy Wojtas, Heather Rosmarin or
Patty Cheng of Cooley Godward Kronish LLP, to execute
for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the
undersigned's capacity as an officer of the Company,
Forms 3, 4 and 5, and any amendments thereto, and cause
such form(s) to be filed with United States Securities
and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 16(a) of
the Securities Act of 1934,relating to the undersigned's
beneficial ownership of securities in the Company.
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-fact's
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 undersigned's responsibilities
to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange
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 and 5 with respect
to the undersigned's holdings of, and transactions 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 28th day
of January, 2009.

/s/Richard Stevens
Richard Stevens