Giri Chodavarapu

Critic
DISC Type : C

Chief Information Officer at Masimo

San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Overview

Giri Chodavarapu is a technology executive with over 25 years of experience in the hi-tech and healthcare industries, currently serving as the Chief Information Officer at Masimo. He specializes in digital transformation and M&A integration. People who have worked with him describe him as an adept, confident, and persuasive leader.

He has successfully managed the seamless IT integration for more than 25 company acquisitions during his career.

Personality Overview

Information Seeker

Precise

Critic

It is very likely that they will negotiate pricing or other important terms.  Unless the value is proven by data, they are unlikely to value fancy features. They like to do things independently and don’t look for support from others.

Topics They Care About

M&A IT Integration
Has deep, specialized expertise in managing the technology and systems integration for over 25 corporate acquisitions.
Healthcare Digital Transformation
Holds a certification in "Leading Digital Transformation in Health Care" and his recent career at Masimo and Omnicell is focused on this sector.
Cybersecurity Leadership
Publicly commented on the strategic importance of transparency in cybersecurity vulnerabilities, citing the SEC's SolarWinds lawsuit as a wake-up call for leaders.

Media Appearances

Giri Chodavarapu | Chief Information Officer - Masimo. Featured in Forbes Councils

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Masimo appoints several senior execs, resolves cyber incident. Featured in MedTech Dive

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Masimo Corporation Announces Executive Appointments. Featured in MarketScreener

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Work History

7-2025
Chief Information Officer at Masimo
1-2021
Member at Forbes Technology Council
6-2018 - 7-2025
SVP, Chief Information Officer at Omnicell
1-2009 - 6-2018
Vice President, Chief Information Officer at Finisar
2-2007 - 12-2008
Sr. Director, Global IT at Finisar

Education

MBA from Indian School of Business
B.E from Andhra University

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Exp : 21 Location : San Francisco Bay Area, United States Job Level : Leadership Designation : Chief Information Officer at Masimo
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Insights For Selling To Giri

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Tell them what ROI they can expect
  • Keep some extra margin while sharing pricing, they are likely to negotiate later
  • Be formal and objective, they will appreciate it more

DONT's

  • Avoid pushing them too much to involve other stakeholders unless it is critical
  • Avoid phrases like ‘trust me’, ‘others just love’ etc.
  • Don’t try too hard to build a relationship with them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Giri is

  • Proven ROI, pricing and objective proof points are the factors that sway their decision.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Giri

  • They are comfortable saying no if they are convinced that it is the correct decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Giri move?

  • Their decision-making is neither very fast nor very slow, they are somewhere in between.
  • Can Giri take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if their analysis shows that it would be worth it.

You And Giri

Personality Compatibility


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