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Venkatesh Alagirisamy

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Chief Operating Officer at Nike
📍 Portland, Oregon, United States

Venkatesh Alagirisamy is the EVP and Chief Operating Officer at NIKE, Inc. , where he leads global teams through large-scale transformations. An enterprise leader with a background in supply chain and operations, he holds an MBA from Duke University and a Master of Science from Purdue University, along with a certification in Generative AI.

He is focused on driving breakthrough product innovation and fostering collaboration with partners to build a responsive, resilient, and responsible value chain for Nike.

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Experience
28 Years
Current Role
Chief Operating Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Portland, Oregon, United States
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Priorities

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Sustainable Innovation
Champions circularity and sustainability as key to innovation, highlighting Nike's use of textile waste for high-performance athlete uniforms and participation in Climate Week NYC.
Supply Chain Transformation
His career progression at Nike from Chief Supply Chain Officer to COO reflects a deep focus on transforming end-to-end supply chain and global operations.
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Career

Work history

12-2025
Chief Operating Officer
Nike
3-2021
Co-Chair, Governing Board, Leaders for Global Operations
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1-2020 - 12-2025
Chief Supply Chain Officer
Nike
12-2018 - 1-2020
Vice President, Global Operations and Express Lane
Nike
12-2015 - 12-2018
Chief Operating Officer
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Nike Appoints Venkatesh Alagirisamy COO, Effective Dec. 8. Featured in Sahm Capital
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Nike names Venkatesh Alagirisamy EVP, COO. Featured in Business Insider
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Education
Master of Business Adminstration
Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business
Master of Science
Purdue University
Bachelor of Engineering (Hons)
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
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