Achuthanand Ravi

Founder & CEO at Kula

Achuthanand Ravi has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries and roles. Achuthanand is currently the Founder & CEO of Kula, a company supported by several notable investors. Prior to this, they served as an Official Member of the Forbes Human Resources Council. At Stripe, Achuthanand worked as a Leadership Recruiter, responsible for global executive search and international recruiting for the Engineering Teams. Achuthanand also served as a Technical Recruiting Lead at Uber, where they played a key role in scaling the India Engineering Site from the ground up. At Freshworks Inc., a fast-growing customer support solutions company, they worked as a Founding Recruiter. Before transitioning into the tech industry, Achuthanand founded Madras In Motion, a photography group in Chennai. Achuthanand also gained experience as a Founding Recruiter at Practo Technologies, an IT software company specializing in healthcare products. Additionally, Achuthanand worked as a Commissioned Artist at BBC and briefly as a Software Engineer at Microsoft.

Achuthanand Ravi holds a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree in PGHRM from XLRI Jamshedpur. Achuthanand also attended P.S. Senior Secondary School, although no specific degree or field of study was mentioned. In terms of additional certifications, they are a LinkedIn Certified Professional - Recruiter, obtained in November 2013. Achuthanand also has a certification in Manual Testing from QSpiders Software Testing Training Institute obtained in May 2013. There are several other certifications listed, including Conflict Management from UC Irvine, Introduction to People Analytics and Performance Evaluation from Wharton Online | The Wharton School, Managing Talent from the University of Michigan, and Sourcing Ninja - Black Belt in Internet Recruitment from Social Talent. However, no information regarding the months or years obtained for these certifications is provided.

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  • Founder & CEO

    August, 2021 - present