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Raji Arasu Chief Technology Officer, EVP
Raji Arasu is executive vice president and chief technology officer. In this role, Raji drives Autodesk’s technology strategy to accelerate connectivity, intelligence, and productivity for customers, partners, and development teams through a SaaS platform which delivers data,
workflow orchestration, developer experience, and core foundational services such as geometry and graphics.
Responsible for creating strategic opportunities for Autodesk, its customers and partners, Raji leads a future-focused team working on a broad range of emerging technologies such as generative design, artificial intelligence, computational geometry, advanced simulation, IoT, robotics, material science, augmented reality, and human computer interaction. Finally, in keeping with Autodesk’s focus on being a trusted digital platform provider, Raji delivers industry-leading technologies for security, compliance, and data ethics.
Raji is a technology executive with 30 years of experience in e-commerce, marketplaces, payments, and fintech industries delivering innovative customer experiences and driving growth through technology and a vibrant and inclusive engineering culture.
Previously as senior vice president of platform engineering at Intuit, Raji helped shape the platform strategy and technology culture, led the company’s cloud transformation, and expanded foundational core capabilities that amplified innovation for customers. Prior to Intuit,
Raji served as CTO at StubHub and held other leadership roles at eBay. Raji has received public recognition for her work promoting and mentoring diversity and women in successful leadership roles in technology. She serves on the board of directors for MediaAlpha Inc.
Raji holds a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering from Savitribai Phule Pune University in
India.
Hosts
Coco Brown CEO
Coco is founder and CEO of Athena Alliance. Prior to her current roles, Coco served as President, COO, and Board Director of Taos, a market leader in IT Services serving hundreds of F1000 companies, including Apple, Cisco, ebay, Facebook, and Silicon Valley Bank. Coco brings rich experience across F1000 companies, start-ups, and nonprofits in the roles of CEO, COO, advisor, and Board member to Athena. She possesses a unique understanding of the breadth of challenges and opportunities of leadership. She empowers leaders to execute successfully, working with them to develop the relationship between a company’s strategy and its organizational design and environment. Coco’s expertise in developing and strengthening these important linkages makes her a powerful C-level advisor and Board member. In addition to serving on the Board of Taos from 2004 to 2014, Coco served as a Board Director for MentorNet during its rebranding, product transformation, and subsequent acquisition by Great Minds in STEM. Coco was on the finance committee supporting the Board of Directors of Samasource and established the Operating Committee for the Silicon Valley arm of Golden Seeds, a New York-based early-stage investment firm. She also currently serves as Chair of the Nominating Committee for the Anita Borg Technology Leadership Award, one of the most prestigious awards honoring women in technology.
About this event
Those who want to join the ranks of the C-Suite, need to understand the key business roles across the company. This includes the CTO. Who is the CTO in today's modern business, what types of companies have one, how are they distinguished from the roles of CIO, CISO, and Chief Product Officer, and how do these roles work together? Join us as we talk with Raji Arasu, CTO of Autodesk, to unpack the role of the the CTO.
Tue, Mar 21 @ 5:00pm PT (1 hr)
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