Venkatesh
Strategic and Technology Leader with close to 3 decades of experience in Business Continuity Management, Disaster Recovery, Resilience, Cyber security, Info Sec, Cloud solutions, Digital transformation etc
- Role
- Director - Global Business Resiliance - Corporate Security at Cognizant
- Location
- Bengaluru, KA, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Venkatesh
With close to 3 decades of Industry experience and with over 22 years at Cognizant and since 9 years leading the BCM team and as Director of Global Business Resilience Practice. I focus on implementing and driving business continuity, disaster recovery, and resilience initiatives. Leveraging skills in resiliency, Gen AI, and Co-Pilot, I lead a global team in ensuring service delivery effectiveness, resource optimization, and operational excellence through Automation and AI adoption in all possible ways. My work supports the organization’s commitment to maintaining robust security and IT infrastructure frameworks. At Cognizant, I collaborate on major cost optimization, automation, and innovation programs, contributing to measurable efficiencies and enhanced client satisfaction. My leadership extends across global operations, overseeing a 24/7 command center, service desk, and other critical functions to support enterprise continuity.
Experience
Director - Global Business Resiliance - Corporate Security
Jul 2017 — Present · Bengaluru, IN
Education
University of Madras
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Systems
2005 — 2008
University of Madras
Bachelor of Computer Applications, Systems
1998 — 2000
P S high school, Chennai
University of Madras, Masters in Business Administration
1985 — 1992
Polytechnic Careers
Diploma in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering
1992 — 1995
Skills
- IT Project & Program Management
- Vendor Management
- Requirements Analysis
- IT Recruitment
- IT Strategy
- Program Coordination
- Outsourcing
- Cross Functional Team Building
- Business Development
- Service Delivery
- IT Service Management
- Technical Support
- Business Analysis
- Global Delivery
- IT Service Delivery
- Pre-Sales
- Information Technology
- Agile Project Management
- Program Management
- Itil
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