Raghu Mallena

Enthusiast
DISC Type : i

Global CTO at CopilotIQ

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Overview

Raghu is a global technology executive focused on creating AI-enabled platforms for social impact. His career includes leading large engineering teams in cybersecurity at Juniper Networks and co-founding a successful health-tech startup. He earned a Masters from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a B. Tech from IIT, Madras.

He is passionate about applying technology to solve large-scale challenges like global job creation and womens health. In a prior role, he actively recruited technologists looking to move beyond the corporate world to work on high-impact, mission-driven projects that make a tangible difference.

He co-founded Maya, a womens health application that scaled to over 7 million downloads worldwide.

Personality Overview

Optimistic

Consensus Focused

Amiable & Agreeable

They are generally friendly, so be careful when relying on their word.  They are more about building relationships than just cutting deals. Unlike D or C types, they are convinced more by stories and testimonials.

Topics They Care About

AI for Social Good
In his role at Wadhwani Foundation, he focused on building AI-enabled platforms to achieve the mission of global job creation at scale.
Women's Health Tech
As CTO and co-founder of Plackal Tech, he built and scaled the Maya app, which uses machine learning to help women track and manage their health.
Mission-Driven Technology
He has a history of building and joining mission-oriented organizations and has actively recruited technologists to work on social impact problems.

Media Appearances

Raghu has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2025
Global CTO at CopilotIQ
9-2018 - 12-2024
Chief Technology Officer at Wadhwani Foundation
2-2016 - 9-2018
CTO/Co-founder at Plackal Tech
1-2015 - 6-2016
Technical Advisor at VuNet Systems
Sr Director, Security Business Unit at Juniper Networks

Education

1992 - 1995
Master of Science (MS) from University of Wisconsin-Madison
1988 - 1992
B.Tech from Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

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Exp : 10 Location : Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Job Level : Leadership Designation : Global CTO at CopilotIQ
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Insights For Selling To Raghu

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Ask them how their day is going or exchange some other pleasantries
  • Refer to interesting customer testimonials and stress on great customer experience
  • Compliment them about their personality if you get a chance

DONT's

  • Don’t ask too many questions in one go, weave them into the flow
  • Don't be critical or challenge them openly, they can react defensively
  • Don’t push them for a direct ‘no’, take lack of ‘yes’ as ‘no’ after some time

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Raghu is

  • Relationships and rapport matter to them, but so does the value of the product.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Raghu

  • They will hardly ever say a direct no.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Raghu move?

  • Even when they are constantly engaged, they do not reach decisions quickly.
  • Can Raghu take some risk or not?

  • If it seems really necessary, they can take small risks.

You And Raghu

Personality Compatibility


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