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Rama Budampati

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Vice President, Digital Solutions at Ecolab
📍 Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area, United States

Rama Budampati is the Vice President of Digital Solutions at Ecolab, bringing over 20 years of experience in P&L management for global technology businesses. He has a proven track record leading teams in IoT, automation, and connected products at Pentair. Rama holds an Executive MBA from Duke Universitys Fuqua School of Business.

He has co-authored scientific reports on wireless and sensing solutions, demonstrating his deep technical expertise and commitment to innovation in industrial applications.

Interesting fact: As a leader, he focuses on upskilling his teams, having led initiatives where his entire engineering staff achieved key technical certifications.

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Experience
23 Years
Current Role
Vice President, Digital Solutions
Job Level
Senior
Location
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area, United States
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Digital Solutions
Currently leads Digital Solutions strategy and execution at Ecolab, focusing on AI-enabled capabilities to enhance customer experience and drive business growth.
IoT & Automation
Previously served as VP/General Manager for IoT and Automation at Pentair, where he held P&L responsibility and drove profitable growth in connected products.
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Work history

4-2026
Vice President, Digital Solutions
Ecolab
2025 - 2026
Segment Innovation Officer
Pentair
2022 - 2025
VP / General Manager
Pentair
2018 - 2022
Vice President - Enterprise Technology & IoT
Pentair
2017 - 2018
Senior Engineering Director - Flow Technologies
Pentair
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Education
Executive MBA
Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business
MS
University of Minnesota
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