Karthik Chakkarapani

Experience

1. ZuoraSVP & CIO | Head of Enterprise AI & Corporate Operationscurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
2. Relyance AIStrategic CIO Advsiorcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
3. AtomicworkStrategic CIO Advisorcurrent2025 — present
4. Northwestern University - Kellogg School of ManagementExecutive Advisor, Chief Digital Officer Executive Program2021 — 2023
5. SignifySVP, Chief Digital & Information Officer2021 — 2023Greater Chicago Area
6. NYU Tandon School of EngineeringExecutive Advisor, Chief Information Officer Executive Program2021 — 2023Greater Chicago Area
7. CiscoVP, Digital & IT, Customer Experience — GTM, Sales, Commerce & Customer Experience2018 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
8. Forbes Business CouncilOfficial Member of Forbes Business Council2018 — 2021
9. SalesforceVP, Digital Transformation & Technology, Customer Experience2014 — 2018Greater Chicago Area
10. SalesforceSenior Director & Practice Leader, Advisory Services, CRM & Digital Transformation2013 — 2014Greater Chicago Area
11. SalesforceSolution Architect Director, Advisory Services2011 — 2013Greater Chicago Area
12. American Hospital AssociationDirector, Information Technology2005 — 2011Greater Chicago Area
13. NTT Innovation Institute, Inc.Principal Consultant/Lead2001 — 2005Greater Chicago Area

Education

1. INSEADAdvanced Management Program, Strategic Management & Leadership2017
2. Harvard Business SchoolExecutive Education Management Program, Driving Digital Strategies & Transformation2015
3. IMDExecutive Education Management Program, Leading Digital Business Transformation2016
4. Institute of Design (ID)Design Thinking Strategy & Innovation, Design Thinking2014
5. DePaul Driehaus College of BusinessMBA, Finance2004 — 2007
6. University of South AustraliaMS, Electronics & Telecom1997 — 2000
7. University of MadrasBS, Electronics and Telecommunications1992 — 1996
8. Omicron USAIT Executive Development, Information Technology Management2009
9. Center- Department of Advanced Computing, IndiaPost-Graduate Diploma, Advanced Computer Applications1996 — 1997
10. St.John's SchoolComputer Science1988 — 1992

Skills & more

• Customer Success Manager — Customer Success University
• Project Management Professional — PMI
• IT Service Management (ITIL Manager) — ITSM
• Salesforce Certified Technical Architect (CTA) — Salesforce.com
• Knowledge Centered Support (KCS) — KCS Academy
• Salesforce.com Cloud Certification - Administrator, Advanced Administrator, Developer, Sales Cloud & Service Cloud — Salesforce.com
• Social Media Business Strategist — Social Media Academy
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt — Anexas

From Karthik's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Harvard Business School1,777

BGBrad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalALAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJBJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTDTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMMMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMHMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins

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Also attended IMD137

KSKulpreet SinghOperating Advisor at OpenOceanGAGrant AllenFounding GP, Schneider Electric Ventures at Giant Ventures Global LlpDDavidFormer Chief Technology Officer at Acadian Ventures Management, LlcXMXavier MesnierPartner, Head of Frontiers in Health & Bio Investments at Verve VenturesCEChris EdwardsManaging Partner at Tall Grass VenturesIKIdil KavakliExperts | Venture Partner at 212

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Also attended DePaul Driehaus College of Business13

BBradAdvisor at Clear VenturesSSShane SmithVice President at Endeavour CapitalCJChonlathit JittachalothornController at 645 VenturesELEric LarsenInterim Executive Director at Alliance of AngelsJJeffOperating Partner at Consumer VenturesMCMark CasadyGeneral Partner and Co-Founder at Vestigo Ventures

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Also attended University of South Australia19

RCRodolfo CondessaInvestment Partner at Armilar Venture PartnersSMStephanie MorrisPrincipal at ArtesianJCJames ChanCFO at Bow CapitalJDJenna DohertyAdministrative Assistant at Comcast VenturesNGNick GosenSenior Associate at KOMPAS VCCSCallan SchebellaProduct at Tidal Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Zuora15

PFPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkJSJake StormDeal Partner at Felicis VenturesMVMike VolpiInvestor at Index VenturesCCCarmen CollynsHead of Investor Relations at CAVU Consumer PartnersMYMagdalena YesilBoard Director: SoFi, Zuora, Smartsheet at Operator CollectiveSKShawn KungInvestor at Inception Studio Capital

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Also worked at Signify4

ASAlice SteenlandCSO, Signify at Giant Ventures Global LlpABAliénor BosséPortfolio Success Lead at SpeedinvestKHKhalil HefafInvestment Manager at Target GlobalSESierra ElliottProduct Marketing Manager at Black Angel Group

Also worked at NYU Tandon School of Engineering7

LNLucas NelsonManaging Partner, Founder at Lytical VenturesFRFrank RimalovskiExecutive Director at NYU Innovation Venture FundMKMicah KotchPartner at Blackhorn VenturesCWCraig WilsonInvestor at Collaborative FundMPMichael PresserInvesting Partner at Kairos HQASAngel Saad GómezVenture Partner at Oak Investment Partners

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Also worked at Cisco249

CBCyan BanisterCo-founder & General Partner at Long Journey VenturesMVMike VolpiInvestor at Index VenturesAAdamAdvisor at Clear VenturesHHowardAdvisor at Clear VenturesWXWendy XiaoPartner at NorthzoneCRClay RobbinsForward Deployed Partner at Slow Ventures

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