Vikas Kawatra

Vikas Kawatra has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries and roles. Vikas currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer at Celito Tech Inc. Prior to that, they were the SVP of Information Technology at Ardelyx, Inc. and held various senior positions at Portola Pharmaceuticals. Vikas also has extensive experience in the pharmaceutical industry, having worked at Pharmacyclics, an AbbVie Company, in roles such as Head/VP of IT and Executive Director of Information Technology. Earlier in their career, they worked at Genomic Health Inc, Stanford University, Aera Energy LLC, Innoventry Inc, and CAD Images Ltd, contributing their expertise in IT and business intelligence.

Vikas Kawatra holds a Certification in Finance for Non-Finance Managers from the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business, obtained in 2011. Vikas also has a Bachelor of Technology (Hons) degree in Executive Education, Finance Program from Panjab University, earned between 1988 and 1992. Additionally, they have obtained multiple certifications in various fields including Business Intelligence Design & Development, Finance for the Non-Financial Manager, Information Technology Project Management, Leadership Development Program - Leading Managers, Presenting Data and Information, Tableau Development, Transition to General Management, and Visual Communication and Analysis. The institutions from which they obtained these certifications include Microsoft Corp, University of Berkeley, Haas Business School, American Management Association, Center for Creative Leadership, San Diego, CA, Edward Tufte, Tableau Corporation, and Stephen Few. The specific months or years of obtaining these additional certifications are not mentioned.