Gururaj Deshpande — CEO
IT Services & Products leader - 31+ yrs of global experience. Currently the Chief Delivery Officer (CDO) at LTM (earlier LTIMindtree) - Reimagining our IT Services and our 80,000+ global delivery talent pool for the Agentic AI era. Responsible for company growth, margins, customer delivery/satisfaction and - our most critical assets - our people - spread across 30+ countries. Earlier roles- Product Delivery and Global Operations Leader at EY Client Technology (CT), managing a 7500+ global workforce (FTE and Vendor staff) across major locations like India, Poland, Argentina, US, UK etc. Led Digital Transformation for some of the largest clients of Infosys as Global Head of Digital Transformation Chief Operating Officer (COO) for the Products/Platforms business at EdgeVerve, an Infosys company. Focused on Automation (RPA using AssistEdge), Artificial Intelligence (using platform NIA) Center Head for Infosys Bangalore (60,000+ employees) Delivery Head for Infosys Financial services clients globally. Portfolio revenues exceeded 500m USD p.a- and the client list included marquee names in global Financial services. Key responsibilities included - Growing the portfolio, incubating and developing new accounts for the company, providing strategic direction for accounts, interacting with customers and ensuring customer satisfaction, sustaining delivery excellence, managing people and operations. In my career, I've played diverse roles like Project/Program Manager, Transition Manager for large outsouring and offshoring, Account/Relationship Manager at client sites, Offshore Delivery Manager and Divisional Manager - across multiple geographies (Europe, Singapore, South Korea, Australia and the US). I have exposure to transition and M&A scenarios in a IT service provider environment as well as special exposure to setting up and running offshore centers in China. Significant number of years of client facing experience, while residing in countries like Australia, Singapore, Korea and Europe. Specialties: IT Delivery and Account Management, Products and Platforms, IT Services strategy, Offshoring and the Global Delivery Model, Business IT alignment, Global Sourcing, Financial Services, Cards and Payments, Risk and Compliance, Emerging economies, Large deals, Presales, Large scale People Management across global centres.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned leader in IT Services and Digital Transformation.
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Experience: 32 yrs
Skills
- It Services Strategy
- Account Management
- Digital Transformation
- It Strategy
- It Service Management
- People Management
- Financial Services
- Financial Services Delivery
- Product Management
- Operations Management
- Delivery Management
Career Highlights
- Over 31 years of global IT leadership experience.
- Expert in digital transformation and financial services.
- Proven track record in managing large global teams.
Work Experience
LTM
Chief Delivery Officer (8 mos)
EY
Product Delivery and Global Operations Leader at EY Client Technology (9 mos)
Global Leader and India Location Leader - Client Technology at EY Global Delivery Services (2 yrs 9 mos)
Infosys
Senior Vice President and Global Head of Digital Transformation (1 yr)
Senior Vice President and Head - Infosys Bangalore Development Center (6 yrs 2 mos)
Vice President and Delivery Head - Global Financial Services (3 yrs 8 mos)
Associate Vice President and Division Head for Financial Services Delivery (5 yrs 7 mos)
ELCITA
Chairperson - ELCITA (Electronics City Industrial Township Authority) (2 yrs 2 mos)
International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore
Member of the Governing Body (4 yrs 1 mo)
EdgeVerve
Chief Operating Officer, EDGE/NIA Products/Platforms at EdgeVerve (An Infosys Company) (3 yrs 9 mos)
Infosys Australia
Delivery Manager (3 yrs 1 mo)
Account Manager (4 yrs 5 mos)
Infosys
Project/Program Manager (7 yrs)
Education
Global Leadership Program at Stanford University Graduate School of Business
Bachelor of Engineering at University of Mysore
at VVS High School, Bangalore
