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Prasad Ramakrishnan

Investor

SVP of IT and Chief Information Officer at Freshworks at Foster Ventures

San Francisco Bay Area

About

CIO of Freshworks responsible for its IT vision and strategy; previously CIO of Veeva and VP of IT at HotChalk, with earlier IT roles at several technology companies.

Experience

  1. Forbes Technology CouncilMembercurrent2022 — presentUnited States
  2. OptimEyes AIAdvisory Board Membercurrent2022 — present
  3. Vistalytics Inc.Advisory Board Membercurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  4. India Community CenterBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  5. IndiasporaPatroncurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  6. RiscositySenior Advisory Board Membercurrent2021 — presentTexas, United States
  7. Shasta Business ConsultingPresidentcurrent2017 — presentUnited States
  8. FreshworksSVP of IT and Chief Information Officer2018 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  9. OptimEyes AIExecutive Board Member2017 — 2019California
  10. StrikedeckAdvisory Board Member2017 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  11. Veeva SystemsChief Information Officer2015 — 2017Pleasanton, California
  12. HotChalk, Inc.Vice President and Head of Information Technology2013 — 2015Campbell, CA
  13. BodhtreeVP of Delivery2013San Francisco Bay Area
  14. Buxton ConsultingSr. Director of IT2011 — 2013
  15. InfobloxSr. Director, Enterprise Applications2010 — 2011Santa Clara, CA
  16. FormFactorDirector of IT Applications2008 — 2010Livermore, CA
  17. BrocadeSr. IT Manager2001 — 2008
  18. IntrawareDirector of Engineering2000 — 2001
  19. Keane (formerly Caritor)Project Director1993 — 2000
  20. Premenos CorpSystems Engineer1993 — 1996
  21. WiproProject Manager1989 — 1992

Skills & more

SharePoint17Oracle E-Business Suite15Salesforce.com7Enterprise Software99Oracle5Databases4SaaS4SQL4Consultancy Services4Organizational Consulting3Project Portfolio Management20Enterprise Architecture21
+12 moreVendor ManagementStrategic PlanningBudgetingMentoring Of StaffEnterprise Application DevelopmentBusiness IntelligenceEvent PlanningCross-functional Team LeadershipOffshore ManagementBusiness Plan FormulationSOAData Warehouse Architecture

Languages Hindi · Malayalam · Tamil

From Prasad's professional profile.

Colleagues at Foster Ventures

Chinyere Obi
Business, Law, Strategy at Foster Ventures
Donna Wilczek
SVP - Coupa, Ketera, IBM, Accenture at Foster Ventures
Priya Ramachandran
Founding General Partner at Foster Ventures
Ravi Thakur
Board Advisor, Investor at Foster Ventures
Vijay Sivaram
CEO – Quess IT Staffing, Quess Search & Recruitment at Foster Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Prasad Ramakrishnan?
CIO of Freshworks responsible for its IT vision and strategy; previously CIO of Veeva and VP of IT at HotChalk, with earlier IT roles at several technology companies.
Where does Prasad Ramakrishnan work?
Prasad Ramakrishnan is SVP of IT and Chief Information Officer at Freshworks at Foster Ventures.
Where did Prasad Ramakrishnan go to school?
Prasad Ramakrishnan studied at Anna University Chennai (M C A, Computer Science); University of Phoenix (MBA, Global Management); University of Madras (BS, Mathematics).

Same school

Also attended Anna University Chennai37

Pavan OngoleAdvisor at MFV PartnersSeshadri SundaramChief Technology Officer at APXConnor DuffyInvestment Manager at Clean Growth FundLakshman Pachineela SeshadriIndependent Consultant at The Yield Lab Asia PacificAravind GanesanDirector of Capital Markets at Hum CapitalSpyros PapageorgiouSenior Investment Analyst at Glafka Capital

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Also attended University of Phoenix47

EricAdvisor at Clear VenturesEric SerranoDirector of Technology at GreycroftAndrew ForysiakOwner, AJF and Associates at Riphean InvestmentsMichael JenCCO at K5 GlobalKessington OkundayeVenture Partner at WHCTom DoughertySmarter Technologies at Empactful Capital

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Also attended University of Madras62

Girish MathruboothamFounder of Freshworks; co-founder of Together FundKarthik ChakkarapaniInvestor at Foundation CapitalRaghu MadabushiInvestment Director at Samsung Catalyst FundSiva KolappaGeneral Partner at Data TechShreeganesh RamananInvestor at Inception Studio CapitalGokul DixitPartner at Dallas Venture Capital

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Shared employers

Also worked at Freshworks21

Girish MathruboothamFounder of Freshworks; co-founder of Together FundShihab MuhammedFounder, CEO SurveySparrow at SeafundNishant RaoFounding Partner at Avataar Venture PartnersShekhar KiraniPartner at AccelPriya RamachandranFounding General Partner at Foster VenturesSethu ChidambaramVenture Partner at Together Fund

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Also worked at Bodhtree1

Chandan MiskinDirector & CEO, AlphaLeo at TiE Women Global Pitch Competition

Also worked at Intraware4

Sandeep MurthyPartner at Lightbox, a Mumbai-based consumer-focused venture capital firmJonathan JaffeSecurity Advisor at Modern TechnicalFrost PrioleauCo-Founder & Chair, Simpli.fi at The 98Manfred KrikkeVenture Partner at HPE Growth

Also worked at Keane (formerly Caritor)16

Karthik ChakkarapaniInvestor at Foundation CapitalAndrea AmadorCompliance Manager at Inveready Technology Investment GroupCary ConradExecutive in Residence at Gingerbread CapitalSteve PaynePartner at Pegasus Tech VenturesConor McGuinnessPartner at Heartland VenturesJohn KeaneInvestor at Clean Energy Venture

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