Sudhakar Virupakshi

Sudhakar Virupakshi serves as the Sr. Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Buckeye Partners since January 2022. In addition, Sudhakar holds the position of Executive Advisor at SINC USA and Co-Chair of the Houston CIO Community at Evanta, a Gartner Company. Previously, Sudhakar was the Chief Information Officer at Par Pacific Holdings, leading critical IT strategies for one of the largest energy networks in Hawaii, and held the role of Vice President of Information Technology at HollyFrontier Corporation. Sudhakar's extensive experience includes significant positions at Tesoro Corporation, where responsibilities ranged from Chief Architect to Director of Enterprise Architecture, with a focus on SAP solutions and enterprise business architecture. Earlier roles include positions at Rich Products Corporation and Trinity Consultancy, emphasizing SAP project delivery. Sudhakar's educational background includes advanced leadership training from Stanford University and MIT, as well as an MBA in Accounting and Finance from Bangalore University.