Raghavendra Rao

Raghavendra Rao has a wealth of experience in the engineering and technology fields. Raghavendra began their career in 2000 at Syntel, where they held various roles including Account & Engagement Manager, Solution Architect/Technology Delivery Manager, and Developer/Analyst/Tech Lead. In 2008, they joined Target as a Senior Technology Delivery Manager (Technology Initiatives) and Senior TPM. In 2017, they moved to Amazon as a Senior Product and Program Manager - Alexa Beta Products & Technologies. Raghavendra then joined Best Buy in 2018 as a Senior Engineering Manager - Digital Marketing, before moving to JCPenney in 2019 as a Senior Engineering Manager - Supply Chain. Most recently, they joined CSC Generation in 2021 as Senior Director of Engineering.

Raghavendra Rao attended the University of Minnesota - Carlson School of Management from 2012 to 2022, where they obtained a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.). Raghavendra also attended JNTUH College of Engineering Hyderabad, where they earned a Bachelor's degree in Engineering and Technology. Additionally, they attended Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, where they obtained a Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.). In 2019, Rao obtained an AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate certification from Amazon Web Services (AWS).