Ajay Cherkuri is a seasoned professional with over 22 years of experience in managing delivery for large and complex programs, building service delivery organizations, IP and tool development, strategic planning, delivery operations, revenue generation, gross margin improvement, key account management, and talent development.

Ajay has worked with Fortune 500 enterprises, ISVs, startups, and unicorns, building high-performance delivery teams onsite and offshore. He specializes in business transformation initiatives for account growth and gross margin improvement across service delivery, program management, sales, and client relationship management globally.

With a customer-centric approach, Ajay has successfully led strategies for enterprise account transformation, turning low-margin accounts into high-margin ones. He has a strong track record of delivering IT services across various domains like banking, fincorp, telecom, retail, transportation, insurance, healthcare, manufacturing, education, media, and academia.

His expertise lies in areas such as portfolio and program management, global service delivery, strategy formulation and execution, business development, customer engagement, budget planning, cost control, B-2-B marketing, P&L management, quality engineering, DevOps strategies, pre-sales, cloud transformation, agile transformation, test automation, organization change management, information security management, thought leadership, talent acquisition and retention, strategic planning, hyper-automation, multi-cloud environments, and setting up centers of excellence.

Ajay Cherukuri holds a Master of Computer Applications (MCA) degree in Computer Science from Osmania University and a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Computer Science from Acharya Nagarjuna University. He has held key positions at reputable organizations like Virtusa, Evoke Technologies, Cigniti Technologies, CipherCloud, Verizon, Convergys, Syntel, and CompuLearn Global, showcasing a diverse and rich professional background.