Ravi Venkatesan, CEO and Board Member at Cantaloupe

Strategy, Operations, Product and Technology Leader specializing in driving Corporate Strategy, Operational Excellence, and Cross-Functional Alignment. Passionate about leading moonshot initiatives to drive breakthrough revenue growth.

Top strengths include developing strategies to expand the addressable market and create differentiation for SaaS and PaaS businesses. Being a talent magnet, simplifying complex business problems, leading cross-departmental initiatives, and leading disruptively when culture changes are essential for success.

22 years of experience in Consulting and SaaS/PaaS Product companies. Worked with industry leaders including 6+ years with Accenture deploying large-scale Enterprise systems for Fortune 100 clients, 4 years with Cbeyond deploying PaaS products to power Cloud and Communications for SMBs, 6 years with Bridge2 Solutions developing industry-leading Loyalty SaaS products, and a year with BAKKT driving innovation for a crypto and loyalty consumer wallet.

Proven track record in:
• Business Strategy, Innovation, Product Development, and investment planning to maximize revenue generation and optimize cost structures.
• Technology organization design and global sourcing strategy to drive Business and Technology alignment.
• Driving M&A opportunities from pipeline management through due diligence
• Post M&A organizational integration and application consolidation.
• Migrating applications to the Cloud and deploying Software as a Service (SaaS) to reduce costs, drive innovation, and decrease delivery cycle time.
• Large-Scale Implementation of ERP, CRM, BPM, and SaaS applications.