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Sudesh Vasudevan

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VP & Head of Corporate Development at WSO2
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Sudesh Vasudevan is an M&A leader with over 15 years of experience in AI, enterprise software, and cybersecurity. As VP of Corporate Development at WSO2, he leverages his background in investment banking from Evercore and Deutsche Bank to lead M&A strategy. He holds an MBA from Cornell University.

He built the corporate development function from scratch at his previous company, Gupshup, where he closed six acquisitions in 18 months.

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Experience
22 Years
Current Role
VP & Head of Corporate Development
Job Level
Senior
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
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Priorities

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AI in M&A
He is actively rebuilding the corporate development process at WSO2 to be AI-native, covering everything from target screening to valuation analysis and diligence.
API Management
He frequently highlights his company's leadership position in the API Management space, showing a deep interest in where this software category is heading.
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Career

Work history

10-2025
VP & Head of Corporate Development
WSO2
7-2021 - 10-2025
VP of Corporate Development, Finance, and Investor Relations
Gupshup
10-2018 - 6-2021
Managing Director, Software Investment Banking & Head of Cybersecurity Coverage
Evercore
6-2010 - 10-2018
Director, Software Investment Banking & Head of Cybersecurity Coverage
Deutsche Bank
5-2009 - 6-2010
Associate, Corporate Finance
Aetna
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Media appearances

WSO2 Expands Leadership Team with Appointment of Sudesh Vasudevan as Vice President & Head of Corporate Development. Featured in WSO2 News
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WSO2 Expands Leadership Team with Appointment of Sudesh Vasudevan as Vice President & Head of Corporate Development. Featured in Yahoo Finance (GlobeNewswire)
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Education
2006 - 2008
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management
1997 - 2001
Bachelor of Engineering
National University of Singapore
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