Gururaj "Guru" Rao

Gururaj "Guru" Rao has extensive work experience, beginning with their role as a Senior Software Engineer at LEC (I) Software Center in 1994. Gururaj "Guru" then moved to Manhattan Associates in 1996, where they served as Director of Professional Services. In 2007, they joined IBM - Global Business Services as a Senior Managing Consultant, and was also a Supply Chain Solutions Architect at The Home Depot. In 2010, they became Senior Director of Engagement Management at Manhattan Associates, and in 2011, they assumed the role of Solutions Architect at Kohl's Department Stores and CEO of both nuVizz Inc. and WellRyde.

Gururaj "Guru" Rao's education history includes a MBA in Information Systems from Georgia State University - J. Mack Robinson College of Business between 1998 and 2001, a B.Tech in Computer Engineering from the National Institute of Technology Karnataka between 1990 and 1994, a CSCP in Certified Supply Chain Professional from APICS, and a PMP in Project Management from the Project Management Institute.