Ramasubramanian Radhakkrishnan

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DISC Type : cs

Vice President of Technology at Optum

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Overview

Ramasubramanian Radhakkrishnan is a Vice President of Technology at Optum with over 18 years of experience in IT and digital transformation. A graduate of BITS Pilani, he specializes in leveraging technology for business innovation and has a history of managing large, global teams.

Outside of his core role, Ramasubramanian is an active voice in the technology community, having spoken at industry events like the NASSCOM summit. He has also expressed a commitment to making a positive difference in the communities around him through his work.

He holds a patent for a system that uses a packet-based algorithm for file compression and storage.

Personality Overview

Unexpressive

Late Adopter

Process Oriented

They are heavily focused on quality and prefer doing things the right way, even if it takes time.  They do not like taking risks at all and go for proven options in the end. Being observant comes to them naturally.

Topics They Care About

Digital Transformation
His career is focused on leveraging information technology for business innovation and driving large-scale digital transformation projects.
Leading Global Teams
He has extensive experience managing large, globally distributed teams, including a unit of over 5000 people at Verizon.
Future of IT
Authored a publication on the future of IT consumption in India, showing an interest in market evolution and emerging trends.

Media Appearances

Ramasubramanian has no verified media appearances

Work History

12-2024
Vice President of Technology at Optum
11-2022 - 1-2025
Senior Director of Software Engineering at Optum
10-2020 - 5-2022
Executive Director at Verizon
2-2019 - 10-2020
Director at Verizon
5-2015 - 1-2019
Delivery Head at Verizon

Education

2009 - 2010
Master of Science (MS) from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
2002 - 2006
B.E from Anna University Chennai

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Exp : 18 Location : Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Job Level : Senior Designation : Vice President of Technology at Optum
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During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

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  • Be firm in your communication and stay in control
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When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

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