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Guru Venkatachalam

Collaborator · DISC type si
Vice President and General Manager at Intel Corporation
📍 Singapore

Guru Venkatachalam is the Vice President and General Manager at Intel, leading global end-user computing and collaboration. With over 25 years of experience at Citi, VMware, and Intel, he specializes in digital transformation and IT strategy. Colleagues describe him as a knowledgeable, pragmatic, and innovative technology executive who is a "game changer".

He earned his Bachelors from Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology and an M. B. A. from the University of South Australia.

Unique fact: At Intel, he holds dual responsibilities as the global lead for End-User Computing and Collaboration while also serving as the IT Manager for the Asia region.

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Experience
29 Years
Current Role
Vice President and General Manager
Job Level
Senior
Location
Singapore
Personality Overview

How Guru shows up

Fair-minded
Appreciative
Good Listener

They are more likely to go for proven solutions. Unlike D or C types, they are calm as well as friendly and can give the impression of being more receptive than they actually are. Win-win scenarios can appeal strongly to them.

Priorities

Topics Guru cares about

Enterprise Transformation
As APJ CTO for VMware, he advised C-suite executives at large enterprise customers on their digital transformation journeys, focusing on delivering value to their customers and employees.
End-User Experience
A consistent focus throughout his career, he led global end-user computing teams at both Citi and now Intel, aiming to deliver solutions that enhance user productivity and experience.
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Career

Work history

1-2024
Vice President and General Manager
Intel Corporation
8-2020 - 12-2023
Vice President and CTO for APJ
VMware
6-2019 - 8-2020
Vice President, Cloud Architecture-APJ, Office of the CTO
VMware
1-2012 - 5-2019
Managing Director / Global-Engineering Head-End User Computing & Asia CTO-Architecture & Engineering
Citi
1-2007 - 12-2011
Director, Global Engineering Head, CATE
Citi
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Education
2000 - 2001
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
University of South Australia
1986 - 1990
Bachelor's Degree
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Steadiness (S)

Steadiness (S) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to focus on cooperation, support and taking everyone along. Those scoring high tend to be consistent and calm.

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