Ramanan heads the Open Innovation function within Wipro’s CTO Office, which focuses on discovering, aligning & partnering with key stakeholders in the technology ecosystem like startups, academia, venture capitalists, incubators and technology consortia. Additionally he is responsible for building Wipro Ventures presence and portfolio in India. Ramanan has more than 16 years of consulting & industry experience across geographies and a variety of sectors. He has dual Masters degree in Industrial Engineering & Manufacturing Management.