Varun Ananthula

CEO

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India20 yrs 2 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Over 21 years of experience in strategy and program management.
Proven track record in scaling business units from inception to growth.
Expertise in driving transformation initiatives at Cisco.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic leader in business transformation and operations within high-growth environments.

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Skills

Core Skills

Business StrategyProject ManagementStrategyProgram ManagementStrategy ConsultingBusiness PlanningEntrepreneurshipManagementSoftware DevelopmentRequirements Analysis

Other Skills

Business AnalysisTeam LeadershipOperationsBusiness DevelopmentInnovation ManagementTeam ManagementConsultingAnalytical SkillsProject Planning

About

Experienced Strategy and Program Management professional with 21+ years experience in Strategy Consulting, Program Management and Operations. Demonstrated experience in setting up and scaling business units (0 to 1 to 100).

Experience

20 yrs 2 mos

Total Experience

4 yrs

Average Tenure

4 yrs 5 mos

Current Experience

Cisco

Leader, Business Operations

Jan 2022 – Present · 4 yrs 5 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

Cisco’s Transformation Operations (TRON) is focused on strategically driving Cisco’s end-to-end transformation initiatives across the company.

Business AnalysisBusiness StrategyProject ManagementTeam Leadership

Tracxn

VP - Strategy and Operations

Sep 2015 – Aug 2021 · 5 yrs 11 mos · Greater Bengaluru Area

Strategy | Program Management | Automation | Operations
Tracxn is trying to revolutionize the startup ecosystem. We are a very high growth startup which aims to become the one stop solution for Global VC's, PE's and Corporates for all their private market investment needs.

StrategyProgram ManagementOperationsBusiness Development

Vibazone sdn. bhd.

Senior Consultant, Strategy and Business Planning

Oct 2011 – Jun 2015 · 3 yrs 8 mos · Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Business Planning | Strategy Consulting | Innovation Management
Consulting in the field of commercialization, business strategy and innovation management.
Worked with government agencies in Malaysia to strategize, design and build programs and processes that promote innovation.
Worked with Startups and SMEs in Malaysia to provide business planning and commercialization strategy support

Business PlanningStrategy ConsultingInnovation Management

Gamerzden pvt. ltd.

Proprietor / Director

Jun 2007 – Mar 2010 · 2 yrs 9 mos · Greater Hyderabad Area

Startup | Gaming | Retail
Setup and operated a gaming center (offline / retail) in Hyderabad
With the vision to promote gaming in India by providing access to high-end systems that support latest games

EntrepreneurshipManagementTeam Management

Intergraph consulting pvt. ltd.

Senior Software Analyst

Dec 2003 – May 2007 · 3 yrs 5 mos · Greater Hyderabad Area

Software Development | GIS
Technologies used - C++, Visual Basic and COM
Involved in development of multiple modules in the Geomedia suite of products.
Exposure to the complete product development cycle – Requirement Analysis, Design, Development, Testing and Support

Requirements AnalysisSoftware Development