Vamsi Boppana

Inquirer
DISC Type : dc

Senior Vice President, AI at AMD

Saratoga, California, United States

Overview

Vamsi Boppana is the Senior Vice President of AI at AMD, where he leads the companys comprehensive AI strategy. His responsibilities span the data center GPU business, the AI product roadmap across all platforms, and the development of AMDs open AI software ecosystem. He holds a PhD from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Driven by a passion to create groundbreaking technologies, Vamsi cares deeply about the societal benefits of his work. He aspires to improve lives through the products he and his team build, focusing on the real-world impact of advancements in artificial intelligence. He also likely follows the Illinois Fighting Illini sports teams.

Unique fact: He is the co-founder of the startup Zenasis Technologies, has co-authored over 40 technical papers, and holds six patents for his designs.

Personality Overview

Judgemental

Upfront

ROI Conscious

They can be nudged to make faster decisions by offering what they value.  They care equally about the product and its potential impact. They respond well to confident salespeople.

Topics They Care About

Open AI Ecosystems
Heavily promotes an open approach, emphasizing the importance of open platforms like ROCm and strong hardware/software partnerships to accelerate AI innovation for developers.
Strategic AI Partnerships
Drives collaborations with major entities like OpenAI, Oracle, and the U. S. Department of Energy to deploy AMD's AI compute technology at a massive scale.
AI Across Platforms
Leads AMD's unified AI strategy, driving the technology roadmap not just for data centers but across client devices, the edge, and the cloud.

Media Appearances

AMD's SVP of AI Vamsi Boppana says the company's .... Featured in Techmeme

See Now

Fireside Chat with SVP of AI at AMD, Vamsi Boppana & Zack Kass. Featured in YouTube

See Now

Vamsi Boppana, SVP of AI at AMD | Collaborating with Open‑Source .... Featured in YouTube Shorts

See Now

Work History

2-2023
Senior Vice President, AI at AMD
2-2022 - 1-2023
Senior Vice President, Central Products Group at AMD
10-2008 - 2-2022
Senior Vice President, Central Products Group at Xilinx
4-2007 - 10-2008
Senior Director, Technology at Open Silicon
10-2000 - 10-2008
Co-founder and Vice President, Engineering at Zenasis Technologies

Education

1993 - 1997
MS and PhD from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
1989 - 1993
B. Tech. (Hons) from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

More Information

Social Presence :

Prographics :

Exp : 28 Location : Saratoga, California, United States Job Level : Leadership Designation : Senior Vice President, AI at AMD
URL has been copied!

Insights For Selling To Vamsi

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending too much time on pleasantries
  • Tell them that you are there to help them create visible impact within their organization
  • Be crisp while making the pitch

DONT's

  • Don’t try to be an alpha salesperson, give them equal space
  • Avoid repeating yourself or making generalizations
  • Avoid long winding pitches, stay objective

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Vamsi is

  • Conviction in the product matters to them, followed by proof points and strong testimonials.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Vamsi

  • They may not be very forthcoming, but they will say no if needed.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Vamsi move?

  • Their decision making speed is somewhere in the middle.
  • Can Vamsi take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks but after weighing up the pros and cons.

You And Vamsi

Personality Compatibility


Other AMD Employees

Explore more public profiles from related professionals at the same organization.

More Profiles

Discover additional public profiles from our index.

Search more profiles

Looking for someone else? Search here for anyone.

Or visit Humantic AI to know more.