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
Education
- Babson F.W. Olin Graduate School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies2012 — 2014
- Bapatla Engineering CollegeMaster’s Degree, Electrical1993 — 1995
- Osmania UniversityBachelor's Degree, Electrical1989 — 1992
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
From Ravi's professional profile.
Colleagues at Tau Ventures
Amit Garg
Partner at Tau Ventures
Gary Ang
Venture Partner at Tau Ventures
Larry Augustin
Investor at EPIC VENTURES
Lauren Maymar
Investor Alumni at Tau Ventures
Sam Bogrov
Principal at Tau Ventures
Sanjay Rao
Partner at Tau Ventures
Sharon Huang
Associate at Tau Ventures
Sonal Panda
Advisory Partner at Tau Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Ravi Varma work?
- Ravi Varma is Venture Partner at Tau Ventures.
Same school
Also attended Babson F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business75
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Also attended Osmania University20
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Shared employers
Also worked at SambaNova Systems7
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)1
Also worked at CloudKnox Security Inc. (Acquired by Microsoft Corporation)9
Ken ElefantPartner at Sorenson VenturesCreighton HicksPartner at LiveOak VenturesSid TrivediPartner at Foundation CapitalMarcus BartramGeneral Partner at Titanium VenturesDan WeirichGeneral Partner at Carbide VenturesMahendra RamsinghaniManaging Director at Secure Octane
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