Pravin Raj
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Anja Langer Jacquin
What I find unique about Pravin is his ability to be both warm and demanding. Few people get that balance right. Pravin invests both his brain and his heart into his job; he connects activities, people and facts to drive an effective process. In my responsibilities to create and grow Cisco's Consulting Services business in the EMEAR region, Pravin showed a remarkable balance between operational flexibility and rigour. This was what was needed to successfully set up a new business within an existing, large corporation. Pravin's human side and his sense of humour, in addition to his COO skills, made him an outstanding business partner.
Howard Lock
Pravin recruited me into Cisco in 2002-03 as a member of his Vertical Transportation Team at Cisco. He has remained a close friend and advisor ever since. Passionate, transparent, and seasoned executive, he consistently has the best interest of the organization….regardless of personal impact. Highest levels of integrity. I've admired his focus on results and detail while fully grasping the strategic intent. He deals well with ambiguity and is superb at breaking complex issues into manageable chunks for execution. In particular, he is adept at matching corporate vision with the practical realities of company capabilities — what is it exactly that the company can deliver to meet and exceed customer expectations. I strongly recommend him as a leader — if you have further questions, please do not hesitate to call me.
Lief Koepsel
I've known Pravin for almost 5 years, when we met in Services Marketing and I've stayed in touch with him since. • Pravin's greatest strength is bringing maturity and leadership to teams such that the team is able to accomplish great things. Maturity is represented by his level-headed approach and calm demeanor. Leader is represented in his passion, demand for the best effort and desire to "do the right thing". Innovation, success and growth stem from the efforts of an outstanding team and Pravin provides the right leadership to create such a team. • I also appreciate his critical thinking skills. A very quick learner, he consistently demonstrates the ability to take on new and ambiguous problems, simplify the complex, articulate a set of next steps for the organization then lead the implementation. As you can tell, I strongly recommend Pravin…and happy to answer any questions you may have.
Anja Langer Jacquin
What I find unique about Pravin is his ability to be both warm and demanding. Few people get that balance right. Pravin invests both his brain and his heart into his job; he connects activities, people and facts to drive an effective process. In my responsibilities to create and grow Cisco's Consulting Services business in the EMEAR region, Pravin showed a remarkable balance between operational flexibility and rigour. This was what was needed to successfully set up a new business within an existing, large corporation. Pravin's human side and his sense of humour, in addition to his COO skills, made him an outstanding business partner.
Howard Lock
Pravin recruited me into Cisco in 2002-03 as a member of his Vertical Transportation Team at Cisco. He has remained a close friend and advisor ever since. Passionate, transparent, and seasoned executive, he consistently has the best interest of the organization….regardless of personal impact. Highest levels of integrity. I've admired his focus on results and detail while fully grasping the strategic intent. He deals well with ambiguity and is superb at breaking complex issues into manageable chunks for execution. In particular, he is adept at matching corporate vision with the practical realities of company capabilities — what is it exactly that the company can deliver to meet and exceed customer expectations. I strongly recommend him as a leader — if you have further questions, please do not hesitate to call me.
Lief Koepsel
I've known Pravin for almost 5 years, when we met in Services Marketing and I've stayed in touch with him since. • Pravin's greatest strength is bringing maturity and leadership to teams such that the team is able to accomplish great things. Maturity is represented by his level-headed approach and calm demeanor. Leader is represented in his passion, demand for the best effort and desire to "do the right thing". Innovation, success and growth stem from the efforts of an outstanding team and Pravin provides the right leadership to create such a team. • I also appreciate his critical thinking skills. A very quick learner, he consistently demonstrates the ability to take on new and ambiguous problems, simplify the complex, articulate a set of next steps for the organization then lead the implementation. As you can tell, I strongly recommend Pravin…and happy to answer any questions you may have.
Anja Langer Jacquin
What I find unique about Pravin is his ability to be both warm and demanding. Few people get that balance right. Pravin invests both his brain and his heart into his job; he connects activities, people and facts to drive an effective process. In my responsibilities to create and grow Cisco's Consulting Services business in the EMEAR region, Pravin showed a remarkable balance between operational flexibility and rigour. This was what was needed to successfully set up a new business within an existing, large corporation. Pravin's human side and his sense of humour, in addition to his COO skills, made him an outstanding business partner.
Howard Lock
Pravin recruited me into Cisco in 2002-03 as a member of his Vertical Transportation Team at Cisco. He has remained a close friend and advisor ever since. Passionate, transparent, and seasoned executive, he consistently has the best interest of the organization….regardless of personal impact. Highest levels of integrity. I've admired his focus on results and detail while fully grasping the strategic intent. He deals well with ambiguity and is superb at breaking complex issues into manageable chunks for execution. In particular, he is adept at matching corporate vision with the practical realities of company capabilities — what is it exactly that the company can deliver to meet and exceed customer expectations. I strongly recommend him as a leader — if you have further questions, please do not hesitate to call me.
Lief Koepsel
I've known Pravin for almost 5 years, when we met in Services Marketing and I've stayed in touch with him since. • Pravin's greatest strength is bringing maturity and leadership to teams such that the team is able to accomplish great things. Maturity is represented by his level-headed approach and calm demeanor. Leader is represented in his passion, demand for the best effort and desire to "do the right thing". Innovation, success and growth stem from the efforts of an outstanding team and Pravin provides the right leadership to create such a team. • I also appreciate his critical thinking skills. A very quick learner, he consistently demonstrates the ability to take on new and ambiguous problems, simplify the complex, articulate a set of next steps for the organization then lead the implementation. As you can tell, I strongly recommend Pravin…and happy to answer any questions you may have.
Anja Langer Jacquin
What I find unique about Pravin is his ability to be both warm and demanding. Few people get that balance right. Pravin invests both his brain and his heart into his job; he connects activities, people and facts to drive an effective process. In my responsibilities to create and grow Cisco's Consulting Services business in the EMEAR region, Pravin showed a remarkable balance between operational flexibility and rigour. This was what was needed to successfully set up a new business within an existing, large corporation. Pravin's human side and his sense of humour, in addition to his COO skills, made him an outstanding business partner.
Howard Lock
Pravin recruited me into Cisco in 2002-03 as a member of his Vertical Transportation Team at Cisco. He has remained a close friend and advisor ever since. Passionate, transparent, and seasoned executive, he consistently has the best interest of the organization….regardless of personal impact. Highest levels of integrity. I've admired his focus on results and detail while fully grasping the strategic intent. He deals well with ambiguity and is superb at breaking complex issues into manageable chunks for execution. In particular, he is adept at matching corporate vision with the practical realities of company capabilities — what is it exactly that the company can deliver to meet and exceed customer expectations. I strongly recommend him as a leader — if you have further questions, please do not hesitate to call me.
Lief Koepsel
I've known Pravin for almost 5 years, when we met in Services Marketing and I've stayed in touch with him since. • Pravin's greatest strength is bringing maturity and leadership to teams such that the team is able to accomplish great things. Maturity is represented by his level-headed approach and calm demeanor. Leader is represented in his passion, demand for the best effort and desire to "do the right thing". Innovation, success and growth stem from the efforts of an outstanding team and Pravin provides the right leadership to create such a team. • I also appreciate his critical thinking skills. A very quick learner, he consistently demonstrates the ability to take on new and ambiguous problems, simplify the complex, articulate a set of next steps for the organization then lead the implementation. As you can tell, I strongly recommend Pravin…and happy to answer any questions you may have.
Experience
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KMF INVESTMENTS
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South Africa
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1 - 100 Employee
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Member of the Board of Advisors
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Jan 2023 - Present
KMF Investments is a US-based investment partnership. This board serves to consult with and advise the general partners and portfolio managers of the fund. KMF Investments is a US-based investment partnership. This board serves to consult with and advise the general partners and portfolio managers of the fund.
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TCU Neeley School of Business, BIS department
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Fort Worth, Texas, United States
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Member of the Board of Advisors
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Sep 2019 - Present
https://neeley.tcu.edu/BIS/ https://neeley.tcu.edu/BIS/
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Amazon Web Services (AWS)
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Managing Director and Co-Lead, US Market Segment, AWS Professional Services
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Jul 2021 - Nov 2022
Managing Director and Co-lead for the $353MM (+18% YoY) AWS Professional Services business in the US, delivering ~1000 engagements at ~500 enterprise customers with a customer satisfaction score of 9.4/10.0. Led a team of 1700 industry leading experts in both technical (Cybersecurity, DevOps, Data, Analytics, AI/ML, AppDev), and non-technical (Strategy, People, Project Mgt) specializations.
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Managing Director and COO, AWS Professional Services
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Aug 2015 - Jul 2021
As COO for AWS Professional Services, contributed to 60x revenue growth, 40x headcount growth, and multi-billion dollars in downstream platform revenue, by architecting all strategic planning, operational execution, financial management, sales and delivery enablement, employee learning, and quality programs.
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Interim Global Practice Manager, Advisory Services
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Aug 2017 - Apr 2019
For most customers, the biggest challenges facing our customers is addressing the non-technical challenges associated with their Digital Transformation Program. Advisory Specialists in AWS Professional Services initiate and sustain transformation in customers by delivering the business, people, and governance changes essential to realize the benefits of cloud. I led this practice on an interim basis for ~20 months with a priority to hire transformation executives who can sell & deliver Advisory engagements worldwide.
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Interim Leader - EMEA Practice
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Feb 2016 - May 2017
For a period of ~16 months, I led the European practice on an interim basis. Responsible for all hiring, sales, customer success, and operational KPI's across a ~75 person team.
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Cisco
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United States
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Managing Director and COO, Cisco Consulting Services
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Oct 2012 - Jun 2015
As COO for Cisco Consulting, integrated and revitalized multiple existing services teams with diverse mandates into one Cisco Consulting Services entity. Conceived all internal Transformation and Operations efforts from the initial instantiation to $100MM revenue run rate. Enabled 66% bookings and 38% revenue growth while reducing costs 7% in FY'14.
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Sr. Director, Global Education Solutions
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Feb 2011 - Sep 2012
Volunteered into a new and disruptive unit focused on Education; accountable for the portfolio of products, services, and Cisco solutions for the Education vertical.
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Sr. Director / Director, Services Portfolio Management and Marketing
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Sep 2006 - Jan 2011
Transitioning to an “operator” role, led a team of 30+ professionals accountable for the leadership, evolution, and marketing of a $6bn services portfolio. Led all Enterprise Services Marketing efforts in 2010.
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Cisco
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United States
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Sr. Manager / Director, Transportation Vertical
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2002 - 2006
Following the attacks of 9/11, served as the Industry Executive and Thought Leader for the Transportation vertical, coalescing Cisco’s activities worldwide.
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Sr. Manager, Internet Business Solutions Group
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1999 - 2002
Recruited into Cisco to provide pre-sales consulting support to large enterprise customers in the Southwest United States (including Texas, Colorado, and Arizona).
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EY
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United Kingdom
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Manager
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1997 - 1999
Brought in to lead the Customer Experience (CRM) practice in Texas supporting multiple industry verticals. Brought in to lead the Customer Experience (CRM) practice in Texas supporting multiple industry verticals.
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American Airlines
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United States
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Airlines and Aviation
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700 & Above Employee
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Consultant / Sr. Consultant / Director
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1991 - 1997
Progressively advanced from entry-level consultant to eventually lead the Call Center practice providing process consulting, IT, and Systems Integration services to the Airline and Travel industry worldwide. Progressively advanced from entry-level consultant to eventually lead the Call Center practice providing process consulting, IT, and Systems Integration services to the Airline and Travel industry worldwide.
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Education
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University of Alabama
MS, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research -
Anna University
BE, Mechanical Engineering
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