Ravi Kalakota

Dr Ravi Kalakota is an author and a leading researcher. He is well known because of his powerful formulation of the e-business. Ravi wrote many books, which have been named as international bestsellers. “M-Business: The Race to Mobility (2002)” is his most recent book which is a must read for those who want to monopolize the prospective of mobile computing in re-inventing as well as improving business processes. Ravi new works discuss the Internet economy and the application side of electronic-business. His book “E-business: Roadmap for Success” has sold more than 150,000 copies worldwide which considered a consulting establishment’s guide to Electronic-business application strategy. The book has been acclaimed as it has practical advice and an unusual combination of insights.

Education

• Ph.D University of Texas at Austin (1991.09 — 1995.12)
• M.S University of Hawaii at Manoa (1989.08 — 1991.08)
• B.Tech Osmania University, India (1985 — 1989)

Companies

• Senior Managing Director Strategy&, part of the PwC network (2021)
• Managing Director, Cloud Strategy and Analytics Deloitte (2017 — 2020)
• Lead Partner, Digital and Cloud Transformation Capgemini (2012 — 2017)
• Industry Mentor for the Easton Technology Leadership Program UCLA Anderson School of Management (2011 — 2017)
• Advisor, Healthcare Analytics IIA - International Institute for Analytics (2011 — 2017)
• Managing Director; CIO Advisory, Performance Improvement and Business Consulting Alvarez & Marsal (2011 — 2012)
• Chief Information Officer Mercer (Part of Marsh & McLennan Companies) (2007 — 2010)
• Managing Partner and VP, Strategy and Solutions Management and CTO Global Industries Unisys Corporation (2005 — 2007)
• Advisory Board Member SAP (2001 — 2005)