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About
Ravi Varma serves as Chief Digital Officer at Viasat Inc. and brings over 22 years of technology experience across roles including Head of IT at SentinelOne, CIO at Platform9, and Senior Director of Global Architecture at Equinix. He holds an MBA from Babson College and a master's degree in electronics and communication from Bapatla Engineering College, along with certifications including CCIE, CCVP, CCDP, and CISSP.
Experience
- Viasat Inc.Chief Digital Officer (CDO)current2021 — presentSan Diego Metropolitan Area
- SambaNova SystemsAdvisorcurrent2024 — present
- K2 Space CorporationStrategic Advisorcurrent2023 — present
- Tau VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2020 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- Zycada ( Acquired by Palo Alto )Board Advisor2023 — 2024
- WootCloud, Inc. ( acquired by Netscope )Strategic Advisor2023
- Armorblox (now part of Cisco)Board Advisor2021 — 2023
- Lore IO ( Acquired by Alteryx)Advisory2017 — 2021
- CloudKnox Security Inc. (Acquired by Microsoft Corporation)Advisor2018 — 2021Sunnyvale, California, United States
- PatternEx ( Acquired by Corelight )Strategic Advisor2019 — 2021
- SentinelOneHead of Information Technology2020 — 2021
- Mist Systems ( Acquired by Juniper systems )Advisor2018 — 2020
- Platform9 SystemsCIO2017 — 2020
- EquinixSr Director Global Network Architecture2014 — 2017San jose
- CiscoStrategy and Innovation Consultant2013 — 2014San jose
- Datadomain/EMCSenior Director of IT2009 — 2012Sanjose
- Glu MobileDirector of IT2007 — 2009San Mateo
- HarmonicIT Director2004 — 2007Sunnyvale
- Qualcomm ( Atheros)IT Manager2001 — 2004Sunnyvale, California, United States
Skills & more
CIOs2Storage Virtualization1Application DevelopmentNetwork EngineeringNetwork DesignBusiness StrategyBusiness GrowthCloud Computing55TCP/IP16Virtualization34Data Center44Security12
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StorageNetwork AdministrationWirelessTelecommunicationsIntegrationSoftware DevelopmentHigh AvailabilityStorage Area NetworksLinuxPerlCisco TechnologiesUnixLanguages English · Hindi · Telugu
- Cisco Certified Design Expert (CCDP ) — Cisco
- PRINCE2 (Projects in controlled environments) — Prince2
- ITILv3 (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) — ITIL
- CISSP (Certified Information’s Systems Security Professional) — IS2
- CCVP (Cisco Certified Voice Professional) — Cisco
- CCIE (Cisco Certified Interwork Expert) in Routing and Switching — Cisco
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ravi Varma?
- Ravi Varma serves as Chief Digital Officer at Viasat Inc. and brings over 22 years of technology experience across roles including Head of IT at SentinelOne, CIO at Platform9, and Senior Director of Global Architecture at Equinix. He holds an MBA from Babson College and a master's degree in electronics and communication from Bapatla Engineering College, along with certifications including CCIE, CCVP, CCDP, and CISSP.
- Where does Ravi Varma work?
- Ravi Varma is Venture Partner at Tau Ventures.
- Where did Ravi Varma go to school?
- Ravi Varma studied at Babson F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies); Bapatla Engineering College (Master’s Degree, Electrical); Osmania University (Bachelor's Degree, Electrical).
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Also attended Osmania University52
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Shared employers
Also worked at SambaNova Systems15
Dave MunichielloInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Dharmesh ThakkerGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesUmesh PadvalManaging Director at Thomvest VenturesLip-Bu TanFounding Managing Partner at Celesta CapitalWilliam AbecassisManaging Partner and CIO at BravenAmit LubovskyDirector, Americas at SoftBank Vision Fund
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Also worked at Armorblox (now part of Cisco)2
Also worked at CloudKnox Security Inc. (Acquired by Microsoft Corporation)12
Ken ElefantPartner at Sorenson VenturesBiplab AdhyaManaging Partner at Wipro VenturesCreighton HicksPartner at LiveOak VenturesSid TrivediPartner at Foundation CapitalCreighton HickPartner at LiveOak VenturesMarcus BartramGeneral Partner at Titanium Ventures
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