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Executive Leader in Technology for the past 25 years, focused on growing and scaling software and cloud markets. I focus on companies where my go to market, sales leadership, corp dev and investment experience of 25+ years in software and technology can help Management and Board accelerate revenue growth, through organic and inorganic channels. I have a unique background spanning Enterprise sales, IT services, Corporate Development, M&A and Venture Capital.
Currently, I am a Director at Google Cloud, leading Technology partnerships to drive accelerated growth and business transformation with new and disruptive technologies. Ritika specializes in driving new business models and global go-to-market strategies and partnerships.
Past experience includes,
* Held multiple Board/ Observer roles in technology start-ups
* Was Board Member of Edgeverve, a $500M software subsidiary of (NASDAQ: INFY)
* Was one of the highest ranking woman in a public company (NASDAQ: INFY, 200k employees)
* Helped recruit, mentor & lead incredible teams- creating a culture of excellence, diversity, integrity
and innovation
* Architected many first of its kind software and services enterprise deal models
* Founding Partner of $500M Corporate Venture Fund (NASDAQ: INFY, $11b IT services company)
* Extensive direct and indirect venture experience - from the perspective of a LP, investor and operator
* Track record of success in Technology investing from sourcing, evaluating and de-risking deals
from inception to close, and exit or funding rounds
* Directly invested in 12 startups (in domains of ABCDE: Artificial Intelligence, Analytics, Big
Data, Cloud, Cyber, Digital, Infra and Education) and took 2 Limited Partner positions with 4
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* Initiated & led many successful pricing models (in SaaS, Enterprise Software and IT Services), large
multi-year contracts and go-to-market initiatives to drive revenues & partnerships
* Successfully led and closed several successful M&A transactions
* Successfully scaled startups from <$1M to >$30M in annual revenue & acquisition exit
* Held key product, corp dev & management roles in a Bank, Startup, Enterprise Software, and IT
Services company