Suja Chandrasekaran
SEVP, CIO/CDO
Suja Chandrasekaran is Senior EVP, Chief Information and Digital Officer at CommonSpirit Health.Suja Chandrasekaran is Senior EVP, Chief Information and Digital Officer at CommonSpirit Health.
Suja Chandrasekaran is Senior EVP, Chief Information and Digital Officer at CommonSpirit Health.
She is an industry recognized digital transformation leader and value creator. Previously she has been chief of information and digital technologies at large companies including Walmart Inc, Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Nestle S.A and The Timberland Company.
Suja serves as a non-executive director, board member on the boards of public companies - American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE: AEO) and Barry Callebaut (SIX: BARN) and digital supply chain technologies company Blume Global.
Suja is passionate about investing and developing others and has the reputation as a talent developer and mentor in the industry. She mentors numerous individuals - tech and business leaders, women in technology, Asian American leaders, startup founders/CEOs. Suja is the founder/facilitator of T200 – Women CXOs in Tech focused on lifting women in technology.
Suja is an industry expert in digital marketing, consumer experiences, eCommerce, supply chain, omnichannel, artificial intelligence, cyber security, digital platforms and scaled enterprise digital transformations. Suja embodies significant business technology, people/organizational leadership, M&A experiences and global consumer and regulatory expertise.
Venktesh Shukla
General Partner, Monta Vista Capital
Currently a General Partner in a micro VC fund, Shukla has been involved with numerous start ups as an executive, investor, board member, or adviser. As President of TiE Silicon Valley and Chair of TiE Global, he has had transformational impact on the organization in Silicon Valley as well as at TiE Global.
Shukla is the founder and General Partner of Monta Vista Capital that invests in pre seed and seed stage companies in Silicon Valley. Shukla has been involved with numerous startups as an executive, investor, board member, or adviser. In his corporate career, he had a successful track record of leading companies through rapid growth. As President of TiE Silicon Valley and Chair of TiE Global, he has had a transformational impact on the organization in Silicon Valley as well as at TiE Global. As the founding President of Foundation for Excellence for the first 17 years of its 26 years existence, set the stage for its current success in providing scholarships to thousands of talented but poor students pursuing engineering and medical education in India.