Venkatesan Santhirahasan

Venkatesan (Venky) Santhirahasan serves as the Senior Vice President of Engineering at PepsiCo since March 2022, following a tenure as Vice President of Engineering at Wabtec Corporation where leadership was provided for a global team focused on cloud-scale rail network optimization software. With extensive experience at Honeywell spanning two decades in various engineering roles, Venkatesan successfully directed distributed teams in IoT solutions, improving automation, and reducing resolution times significantly. Academic credentials include a LEAD Executive Education in Corporate Innovation from Stanford University, an Executive MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, and a Master’s Degree in Computer Engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, where Venkatesan was a top rank holder, along with a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Madurai Kamaraj University.