Ramachandran Padmanabhan

About Ramachandran Padmanabhan

Ramachandran Padmanabhan (Ramu) is a proven leader with over 29+ years of experience with a successful track record of building and scaling Digital transformations and Cloud Practices across multi-clouds and bringing a strong focus on strategic business growth coupled with deep execution capabilities and the ability to incubate, scale businesses.Ramu presently serves as Chief Partnership officer and head the entire ecosystem and partnership. In the new world of cloud and AI, having strategic partnership with key technology partners is key to Wipro strategy. With my strategic vision and innovative thinking and experience in creating strategic big bet ideas, this role is strategic to the growth of the company.Over the three decades I have led multiple strategic roles - Heading the Microsoft business unit with a combined 360degree revenue of >2.5B - Head the large deals Client Solution group and responsible for solutioning large deals and create more 5- 100M + deals with cloud providers - Setup the cloud business through strategic bigbet program and took the business from 300M to 2.2 B in 3 years Some key contributions include• Solutioning large transformation deals delivering business outcomes by co-creation with customers and partners.• Established Industry Cloud COE through domain• Leveraging crowd sourcing platforms for hybrid delivery model through cloud studio platforms• non-linear businesses through creation and delivery of \'service products\' in a XaaS model• Brainchild of Wipro’s Cloud Studio to not just drive automation,• Business sponsor of multiple startups which are funded by Wipro VenturesI have travelled across the globe across Americas, US, Europe, Australia, Middleeast nad India in building close relationships with clients and partners across the world. Given his breadth of technology expertise coupled with industry experience, he brings the unique capability to connect the dots and deliver value at the intersections.Specialties: Incubate and scale technology practices, Business Performance, Customer and ecosystem relationships, Disruptive engagement models and Transformations at scale, global capabilities

Experience

1. Head of Ecosystem and Partnerships

   Wipro

   Aug 2025 — Present · NJ, US

   In this role, I will lead the development and expansion of Wipro strategic partnerships. I will work closely with our ecosystem partners to drive joint innovation, extend Wipro’s market reach, and accelerate growth. With deep expertise from my 29-year journey with Wipro, and led the Microsoft Partnership in his last role. I am a founding member in shaping our cloud ecosystem strategy with hyperscalers and have led large-scale digital transformation engagements. My proven track record of building and scaling cloud and digital businesses and brings strong strategic thinking combined with robust execution capability.

Education

• Harvard University

  Leadership Program - Growth Harbinger Program

  2009 — 2009

• Karnatak University

  BE, Electronics and Communications

  1992 — 1996

• MIT Sloan School of Management

  Driving Strategic Inmovation, Business, Management, strategy

Skills

• Soa
• Testing
• Performance Testing
• Test Automation
• Qtp
• System Testing
• Test Management
• Quality Center
• Manual Testing
• Pre-Sales
• Sdlc
• Unix