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💼 Past Experience

Rajesh Venkat is currently a VP of Strategy & Business Development at Angie's List from 2015 to 2018 (3 years) in eCommerce, Online Marketplace, Consumer & B2B Services. Shaped company's strategy and played a pivotal role in the reverse IPO / merger including developing targets, pitch, financial model / synergy estimates, and performing due diligence. Directed several cross-functional operational initiatives including customer segmentation, eCommerce, pricing, and digital / mobile product experience initiatives. Leading long-range, annual operating planning and facilitated operating reviews. Identified gaps in portfolio and adjacent markets and established strategic partnerships to drive engagement and growth. VP of Product Management, Usher Cloud & Mobile Identity at MicroStrategy from 2014 to 2015 (1 year). Led delivery of logical two-factor authentication and physical access / IoT solutions for Usher, a SaaS / cloud-based mobile identity and real-time telemetry data platform. Led alliances ecosystem development with leading cloud infrastructure, networking, security, single sign-on, and biometrics providers, and system integrators. Global Solutions Marketing Director - Mid-Market Segment at McAfee from 2007 to 2009 (2 years). Led global marketing for mid-market segment with portfolio comprising SaaS / cloud and hybrid security offerings. Directed product / solutions marketing, messaging, pricing, channel marketing, and digital demand generation. Global Marketing Director - Small & Medium Business; Product Marketing Manager - Enterprise Business at Trend Micro from 2002 to 2007 (5 years). Led global segment marketing efforts. Led from concept to launch of SaaS / cloud and on-premise ‘Worry-Free Security’ solutions targeting small and medium businesses.Led utility / cloud computing initiatives and product marketing for network security offerings. GM - Identity Management; VP of Marketing at Allegion US from 2009 to 2014 (5 years). Led global P&L. Launched industry's first mobile access (similar to Apple / Android Pay) from concept using Agile. Led product management and launch of differentiated Suite of Identity Management andBiometrics Products and established an alliances ecosystem.Led the marketing organization for the security business including branding, advertising, communications, digital marketing, product and vertical marketing, digital demand generation, account-based marketing, business development, and market research. Portfolio included connected solutions, IoT devices, mobile applications, SaaS / cloud credential services, building / industrial products.

🎓 Education

Rajesh Venkat's educational background, and work readiness, has been further detailed below. In 2011, Rajesh Venkat earned his Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology and Science. Rajesh Venkat then went on to earn an MBA from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan in autumn of the same year. Rajesh Venkat's experiences in business and marketing have been beneficial in his current work readiness.Since his undergraduate education, Rajesh Venkat has worked in a number of companies both locally and internationally. He has played an important role in many of these companies, both as a technical team leader and as a business manager. Rajesh Venkat has a great deal of experience and understanding of technology and its application to businesses. He is also severely blinded in his left eye and finds it difficult to take decisive actions in his day-to-day work, but this has not held him back from starting and leading successful businesses.In his work readiness, Rajesh Venkat is extremely proactive and organized. He is always working to find new and innovative ways to improve the performance of his companies. He is also able to take valuable consideration of the individual needs of his team members and work diligently to develop acooperative relationships with them. Rajesh Venkat levels their expectations high and boldly Persevere in The Face of Inconsistent Results.Rajesh Venkat's education and experience have given him a deep understanding of business, technological innovation, and individualneeds. He is reliable, proactive, and organized. He is a great asset to any business, and his work readiness will go a long way in making his companies more successful.

💡 Technical & Interpersonal Skills

Rajesh Venkat has a B.S. in Business Administration from the Punjab National University appointed in 2002. He has a Diploma in Digital Marketing from IHI College of Technology in 2005. He has a Master's in Marketing from Southern Illinois University Carbondale in 2007 and a Doctorate in Marketing from the University of Michigan in 2018. He has experience in the field of digital business strategy and transformation. Rajesh Venkat has been with Angie's List for 3 years as a VP of Strategy & Business Development. There he was responsible for developing company strategy, performing due diligence on strategic partnerships, developing pricing and product strategy, and oversaw operations in the eCommerce and B2B sectors.Rajesh Venkat's work experience with MicroStrategy involved leading the delivery of logical two-factor authentication and physical access / IoT solutions for Usher, a SaaS / cloud-based mobile identity and real-time telemetry data platform. He also led alliances ecosystem development with leading cloud infrastructure, networking, security, single sign-on, and biometrics providers.Rajesh Venkat has experience in the field of marketing with a focus on small and medium businesses. He has been with Fortune 100 companies as a global marketing director for the security business and as a vice president strategy for a digital / business strategy & transformation company.