Ranga Kanapathy is a global IT leader with more than two decades of experience in technology, product, business and leadership roles—predominantly focusing on vision, strategy, innovation, delivery and operational excellence. At Altimetrik, Ranga is focused on engineering rigor and delivery excellence across the organization.

Prior to joining Altimetrik, Ranga was the India Head for VISA Data Labs where he created a successful operating model enabling various cross-functional teams to work on machine learning, data analytics, BI, data app dev, ETL, operations and program management. Earlier, Ranga was with PayPal where he held leadership positions in technology development and acceleration. He was part of the core team setting up the PayPal India Development Centre. Prior to PayPal, Ranga spent over a decade as a Director at Covansys.

An entrepreneur by heart and practice, Ranga co-founded two start-ups in India that provided technology products and solutions to large enterprises. He serves on the board of directors and mentors various start-ups in India.

Ranga received a postgraduate degree in computer applications from Anna University and an MBA in information management from Uptron ACL.

Outside of work, Ranga’s interests include adventure sports, long-distance running, cricket (he represented his state team in U-16s) and playing percussion instruments.