Veer Raju Godavarthi

Veer Raju Godavarthi is an accomplished technology executive currently serving as the CTO at Vodafone Idea Limited since August 2023, focusing on cellular mobile network planning, deployment, and operations across multiple generations including 2G, 3G, 4G, and 5G, while enhancing operational efficiency. Prior experience includes a role as Director of Global Service Delivery at Rakuten Symphony from January 2022 to August 2023, where responsibilities encompassed cloud-native Open RAN virtual network deployment and end-to-end service delivery. Previous positions also include Head of Network Deployment at Samsung India Electronics Pvt Ltd and Regional Operations Director at Nokia Siemens Networks. Veer Raju Godavarthi holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering from Andhra University and an advanced education from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta.