Leadership & key contacts

Cloud Odyssey is led by a team of dedicated and driven professionals, experts in their respective fields. It is their outstanding technical knowledge and strategic insight that enable us to shape and deliver the ambitions of our clients, and develop top talent that cares. 

Suresh Goli

Founder and CEO

A Salesforce trailblazer himself with extensive experience in global IT Consulting, Suresh leads Cloud Odyssey with one goal: success through enablement and innovation.

Steering the passion and commitment of the company’s expert global teams, Suresh ensures that Cloud Odyssey is always at the forefront of technology, partnering with Salesforce and MuleSoft to deliver transformational solutions to solve real world problems.

Chowdary Pendyala

Co-Founder, Managing Director

Chowdary is responsible for Cloud Odyssey’s entire delivery engine, with multidisciplinary teams for both our Salesforce and MuleSoft practices. For Chowdary success means helping clients achieve their goals.

With over 15 years of experience in IT Services and a sound business sense, he seamlessly assists clients with their digital transformation needs, making sure that projects are delivered on budget and on time

Vara Polina

Co-Founder and Business Leader, APAC

Vara is an experienced professional uniquely combining extensive engineering skills with advanced business acumen.  

Her ability to connect and effectively engage with different stakeholders makes Vara instrumental in growing our operation in the APAC region. 

Roy Chand

Co-Founder – Operations (North America)

Roy Chand, Co-Founder – North American Operations for Cloud Odyssey, In his current position, Roy Chand oversees the management and operations at Cloud Odyssey to streamline operations, manage relationship and provide strategic planning to drive business success.

 

Before joining Cloud Odyssey, Roy Chand served as CEO of his company for over 30 years and worked at Con Edison, where he led various information technology initiatives.  He has a long career spanning 40 years, with leadership roles in IT, Operations and Customer Service.  He led the design and implementation of a first in its class New Business System for Con Edison Energy Services and was responsible for the various work management systems supporting field operations.  In this capacity, he also led the implementation of a new Electric and Gas meter asset management system and managed the mobile workforce management system to exchange the over six million meters to facilitate the Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) project at Con Edison.

Dinesh Mohan Ramakrishnan

Chief Operating Officer

Dinesh has a proven track record of driving operational excellence and sustainable growth. His strategic vision and hands-on leadership help to optimize our processes and propel our business forward.

Dinesh’s exceptional ability to resolve complex problems and build relationships, make him an integral part for achieving sustainable growth.

Jose Alvares

Chief Revenue Officer

 With over 25 years of experience in the Information Technology and Software industry.

As the Chief Revenue Officer of Cloud Odyssey, Jose is responsible for leading and executing the company’s global growth strategy, prioritising effective customer success whilst aligning with and building on Cloud Odyssey’s strategic partnership with Salesforce.

 

Bharath Rangarajan Karur

Global Practice Head, Salesforce

With over 28 years in the IT industry, Bharath Rangarajan Karur is a seasoned leader with a strong background in Salesforce Consulting, Agile Project Management, and ITIL Process Adoption.

Known for his effective communication and team management skills, Bharath helps drive excellence within our Salesforce Practice, with a key focus on customer success.

Deepak Jiandani

Senior Vice President Sales, India

Deepak has over 30 years of experience helping Fortune 500 companies drive growth with a key focus on High Tech, Telecommunications and Financial Services.
He is a proven leader forging strategic customer relationships and developing successful sales team at a global level.

Maurizio Stella

RVP – EMEA

With over 20 years of experience in E-commerce and Digital Transformation, Maurizio has worked extensively with leading platforms, global solutions integrators, and international online retailers. A dedicated E-commerce researcher and author of ‘The Money-Making E-commerce Experience’

Maurizio operates in the UK and the US markets. We are looking forward to the exciting journey ahead!

Pratap Veluri

Pratap Veluri

Vice President – Delivery (North America)

Pratap Veluri is an accomplished IT Architect and Delivery lead with 20+ years of experience . With a deep-rooted passion for technology, Pratap has a proven track record of leading and innovating within the IT sector. He has also founded and successfully launched several companies, showcasing his entrepreneurial spirit and expertise. In his role at cloud odyssey, Pratap is dedicated to driving exceptional delivery and leveraging his extensive experience to shape the future of technology solutions.

Raghuprasad Halakere

Salesforce Practice Director​

With a strong technical and managerial background within the Salesforce ecosystem, Raghu ensures that operational excellence and business alignment are delivered with every project and for every customer.  

As our Salesforce Practice Lead, Raghu makes certain that our team is certified to the latest Salesforce cloud and solution releases, and provides valuable guidance and facilitation throughout the lifecycle of a project. 

Rajasekhara Reddy

Commerce Cloud Practice Director

Raja brings over 17 years of experience in Salesforce and the wider IT industry.

His visionary leadership and commitment to excellence, motivates our growing Salesforce Commerce Cloud team to constantly innovate and exceed expectations in the ever-changing world of e-commerce and technology.

Anand Rayudu

Practice Head – Data Analytics

Over the past 15 years, Anand Rao Rayudu has dedicated his career to the dynamic and interconnected realms of Database Management, Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) processes, and Visualization. This extensive experience has equipped him with a profound understanding of the entire data lifecycle, from its inception in databases to its transformation and eventual representation through visualizations.

Vala Marcou

VP, Marketing

Vala is an experienced marketing and communications professional with a passion for helping SMBs with a scale-up culture to strengthen their position and grow.   She brings the ‘big picture’ strategic thinking, whilst rolling up her sleeves to get things done.

Vijay Varadharajan

Strategic Advisor

Vijay brings over 30 years of experience in research and strategy within IT, having worked as an academic and a practitioner in the UK, the US and Australia.

His international background and strategic business insights help to formulate a Cloud Odyssey’s business direction.

Raghav Desai

Advisory Board Member

Raghav is a results-oriented IT leader with a proven record of success in leading IT organizations and successfully managing top-performing IT teams.  

He brings over 15 years of experience in expert delivery and consulting across Telecoms, Banking, Healthcare, Retail and Infrastructure. 

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