Venugopal Raghavan

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Global Head of Cloud & Compute Infrastructure at OLAM FOOD INGREDIENTS (OFI)

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Overview

Venugopal is a global executive with over 25 years of experience leading cloud infrastructure and digital transformation at major companies like OLAM FOOD INGREDIENTS and General Motors. He specializes in cybersecurity, cost optimization, and modernizing complex IT systems. He holds an MBA from Hult International Business School and is a certified PMP.

He is passionate about leveraging technology to solve business challenges and has a strong interest in service innovation and effective leadership. Venugopal enjoys exploring how to build resilient teams that thrive on challenges and foster a culture of open dialogue to drive execution and positive results.

Unique fact: Venugopal was in the first-ever batch to become a Certified Service Innovation Professional.

Personality Overview

Quality Focused

Demanding

Features Driven

More than the product, they care about the impact of the product.  They respond well to strong and respectful communication. They prefer to be the ones controlling the conversation or defining the terms.

Topics They Care About

Platform Engineering
He believes Platform Engineering is the backbone of modern cloud operations, balancing developer speed with governance and security.
Cloud & Cost Optimization
His career focuses on delivering cost-optimized, secure, and resilient cloud platforms, including large-scale migrations to SAP on Azure.
Identity-Driven Security
He advocates for Conditional Access as the core of modern security, viewing exemptions as high-risk privileges rather than simple workarounds.

Media Appearances

Venugopal has no verified media appearances

Work History

Global Head of Cloud & Compute Infrastructure at OLAM FOOD INGREDIENTS (OFI)
Director of IT Cloud & Security, North America at OLAM FOOD INGREDIENTS (OFI)
Senior Infrastructure Consultant / Project Manager at Mizkan America
Senior Infrastructure Project Manager, Hosting Delivery, OnStar at General Motors
Assistant General Manager | R&D Engineer | Project Manager at Samba Financial Group

Education

Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Hult International Business School
Bachelor of Engineering - BE from University of Madras

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Insights For Selling To Venugopal

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Hold your ground without indulging in one-upmanship
  • Use phrases like ‘it’s your decision’, ‘strategic impact’ etc.
  • Help them weigh the risks by sharing objective proof points without becoming too analytical

DONT's

  • Don't try too hard to forge relationships with them
  • Don’t be in a rush to invite them for a social meet and greet
  • Do not spend too much time focusing on product tech or features

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Venugopal is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Venugopal

  • If they decide not to go ahead, they will say no without hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Venugopal move?

  • They can reach decisions fairly quickly if they are convinced.
  • Can Venugopal take some risk or not?

  • They don’t mind risks but can be quite binary about them.

You And Venugopal

Personality Compatibility


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