Ravi Vennapusa

About Ravi Vennapusa

Technology professional with experiences across product management and engineering roles. Expertise in creating products, building partnerships and driving growth from the ground up. Demonstrated success in managing product life cycles and leading cross-functional teams

Experience

1. Principal Pm Manager, Identity & Security

   Microsoft

   Feb 2016 — Present

   Seasoned product management leader, currently working in the Defender XDR team, helping protect organizations from cybersecurity threats. Launched Defender Experts for XDR, from 0-1, building a secure access platform (patent pending) and simplified onboarding. Led partner strategy and GTM for the Defender Experts suite. Own and lead a team to improve customer engagement, and product TAM expansion into newer areas. Previously, I was a PM for all things Identity and authentication, both enterprise and consumer on Windows devices, Azure hosted virtual desktops and conferencing devices (Surface Hub, Teams Calling & Meeting devices). I built capabilities that improved user experience and IT admin controls on devices. I also drove adoption of passwordless authentication with Windows Hello and built FIDO2 standard in the Microsoft ecosystem, helping protect enterprises and consumers from credential theft. I lead multiple strategic initiatives across divisions and products, driving customer attach to Microsoft 365 and Azure

Education

• Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

  MSc

  2000 — 2004

• UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School

  MBA

  2011 — 2013

Skills

• Market Research
• Big Data
• Saas
• R
• Strategy
• E-Commerce
• Analytics
• Pricing Strategy
• Hive
• Marketing Strategy
• Marketing
• Strategic Planning
• Hadoop
• Competitive Analysis
• Product Management
• Crm
• Online Marketing
• Product Development
• Product Marketing
• Business Management
• Business Intelligence
• Business Development
• Customer Relations
• Business Analytics
• Entrepreneurship