Srini Kakkera

Pioneer
DISC Type : Isd

Chief of AI Products & Technology at Redwoods.ai

San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Overview

Srini Kakkera is the Chief of AI Products & Technology at Redwoods. ai, an experienced AI engineering leader with a background at Adobe and SAP. Holding an Executive Certificate from Wharton, his expertise spans AI, enterprise security, and SaaS. Colleagues describe him as innovative, thoughtful, and a focused leader.

Outside of his executive role, Srini is an active member of non-profit organizations and professional communities where he influences industry best practices. He is passionate about building AI responsibly and with empathy, and also follows international sports, celebrating Indias wins in cricket.

Srini holds more than 10 patents in cloud engineering and enterprise security and has won multiple industry product innovation awards.

Personality Overview

Decisive But Friendly

Dynamic But Sincere

Driven But Considerate

They combine a unique set of diverse traits where they are fast and friendly but can slow down to be thorough when needed  If they are convinced, they can become very strong champions for your product They have the unique ability to win both love and respect from their team (or outsiders)

Topics They Care About

Enterprise AI Adoption
He actively discusses the high failure rate of AI in enterprise adoption and explores strategies for success, aiming to help companies join the successful 5%.
Responsible AI
He emphasizes the need to build AI responsibly and lead with empathy, using both human and artificial intelligence to create real-world impact and collaboration.
Cybersecurity & Blockchain
As a board member and investor for i2Chain, a cybersecurity blockchain platform, he is deeply involved in enabling secure enterprise transactions and document sharing.

Media Appearances

Srini has no verified media appearances

Work History

12-2024
Chief of AI Products & Technology at Redwoods.ai
1-2026
Principal Consultant, Enterprise AI & Security at Advisory & Consulting Services
3-2011
Startup Advisor at Start- Up
6-2019 - 6-2023
Head of Engineering, AI/ML & Analytics at Adobe
5-2019 - 12-2022
Board Member and Investor at i2Chain, Inc.

Education

Executive Certificate Program from Wharton Executive Education

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Insights For Selling To Srini

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Keep your pitch focused on the impact but nurture the relationship too
  • Mostly stick to your standard pitch and qualifying script, but add some stories or anecdotes to it
  • Use phrases like ‘your decision will’, ‘you will impact’ etc.

DONT's

  • Don't lean very heavily into providing too much information, sharing whitepapers etc.
  • Don’t be very informal during the early interactions even if they are being so themselves
  • Avoid focusing only on the product or its ROI, keep building trust subtly

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Srini is

  • Nothing less than a strong combination of proof of results, relationship and high levels of professionalism is effective with them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Srini

  • They can say no while staying friendly, but can also be pursuaded to reconsider

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Srini move?

  • They are generally fast movers and can take quick decisions
  • Can Srini take some risk or not?

  • They have high risk-appetite but can get ahead of themselves once in a while. Observe carefully

You And Srini

Personality Compatibility


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