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Venu Manohar Cherukuri

Activist · DISC type Cd
Global Senior Manager, Quality Engineering & DevOps CoE at Mars
📍 Plainfield, Illinois, United States

Venu is the Global Head of Quality Engineering & DevOps at Mars, with over two decades of experience driving innovation in CPG, retail, and financial services. He holds an MBA from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Colleagues describe him as hands-on, detail-oriented, diligent, and an approachable leader.

Outside of his technology leadership role, Venu is a dedicated community fundraiser and endurance athlete. He channels his passion for running into supporting educational initiatives, demonstrating a strong commitment to giving back and empowering local schools in his community.

He has completed 11 consecutive half-marathons to raise funds for the Indian Prairie Education Foundation, contributing to over $1. 3 million raised by runners since 2014.

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Experience
16 Years
Current Role
Global Senior Manager, Quality Engineering & DevOps CoE
Job Level
Middle
Location
Plainfield, Illinois, United States
Personality Overview

How Venu shows up

Value Conscious
Observative
Perfectionist

They respond well to confident salespeople. They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully. They care equally about the product and its potential impact.

Priorities

Topics Venu cares about

Quality Engineering
As the Global Head of Quality Engineering & DevOps, he built the Center of Excellence from the ground up and leads the competency on a global scale at Mars.
Community Fundraising
He is a long-distance runner who has completed 11 consecutive half-marathons to raise money for the Indian Prairie Education Foundation, supporting local schools.
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Career

Work history

12-2025
Global Senior Manager, Quality Engineering & DevOps CoE
Mars
6-2014
Global Senior Manager, Quality Engineering & DevOps CoE
Kellanova
4-2018 - 10-2023
Global Senior Manager, QA, QE & DevOps
Kellogg Company
6-2014 - 4-2018
Senior Enterprise IT4IT Architect / Product Line Manager
Kellogg Company
7-2013 - 6-2016
Chicago ALM Group Chapter Leader
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Education
2018 - 2020
Master of Business Administration - MBA
Gies College of Business - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
12-2023 - 3-2024
Innovation Strategy Certificate
Cornell University
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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