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Ravi Dankanikote

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Chief Growth Officer at Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)

Chantilly, Virginia, United States

About

Ravi Dankanikote is the Chief Growth Officer at SAIC, where he leads enterprise growth strategy and go-to-market efforts. He has more than 30 years of growth leadership experience in government contracting, previously serving as Chief Growth Officer at Peraton, Senior Vice President for Business Development at SAIC, and Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategic Growth and GWAC Operations at CACI. He holds a Master of Science in Computer Science from Shippensburg University and a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from R.V. College of Engineering in Bangalore, India.

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Invests in

Defense TechGovTech

Experience

  1. SAICChief Growth Officercurrent2025 — present
  2. PeratonChief Growth Officer2025
  3. SAICSr. Vice President, Business Development2021 — 2025
  4. CACISr. Vice President, Business Development1993 — 2021
  5. CACIVice President Operations2003 — 2006

Education

  1. Shippensburg University of PennsylvaniaMS, Computer Science1992 — 1994
  2. The Wharton SchoolMarketing IT Services2002 — 2003
  3. RV College Of EngineeringBS, Engineering1985 — 1990
  4. Carmel School

Skills & more

Enterprise Software26Business Transformation50Account Management16Business Analysis61Analysis13Business Intelligence39Business Process20Business Process Improvement69Business Strategy24Business Development99Change Management16Charities3
+12 moreCloud ComputingCross-functional Team LeadershipComputer SecurityDefenseDoDEnterprise ArchitectureExecutive CoachingExecutive ManagementGovernmentGovernment ContractingIT SolutionsLeadership

From Ravi's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania2

Rebekka CoakleyMarketing & Communications Manager at The Innovation SpaceMartin BabinecManaging Director at UpVentures Capital

Also attended The Wharton School1,323

Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisKatie RiesterPartner, Head of Investor Relations at Felicis VenturesTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystRebecca JamesInvestor at Index Ventures

+ 1,317 more

Also attended RV College Of Engineering16

Viswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAnu BharadwajPresident, Atlassian at Operator CollectiveAravind RatnamChief Strategy Office, Q-Ctrl at SeafundAshok RampalliChief of Staff / Analyst at Dallas Venture CapitalJay KrishnanPartner & Head of India Investment Groups at Beyond Next VenturesJohn FrancisPartner at Unmet Frontier

+ 10 more

Shared employers

Also worked at SAIC25

Charlie BoydInvestor at Chaac VenturesAndrew DearingGeneral Partner at Cultivation CapitalScott GarberManaging Partner at Early Light VenturesRick DotenSecurity Advisor at Modern TechnicalShawn CarolanPartner at Menlo VenturesKarl AntleGeneral Partner at Valuestream Ventures

+ 19 more

Also worked at Peraton1

George BarnesPresident, Cyber Practice at Red Cell Incubation

Also worked at CACI5

Gina TedescoInvestor at Golden SeedsMeagan MetzgerGeneral Partner at Dcode CapitalHilary HagemanExecutive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)Barbara SuppleeExecutive Vice President, Army Navy Business Group at Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)Dave KefferVenture Partner at Blue Delta Capital

Colleagues at Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)

Barbara Supplee
Executive Vice President, Army Navy Business Group at Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)
Bob Ritchie
Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)
Hilary Hageman
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)
Jim Reagan
Chief Executive Officer at Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)
Kathleen McCarthy
Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)
Prabu Natarajan
Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President Enterprise Operations at Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)
Vinnie DiFronzo
Executive Vice President, Air Force, Space and Intelligence Business Group at Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)