Giri Venkatesan

Giri Venkatesan is an experienced professional in software engineering and technology advocacy, currently serving as a Developer Advocate in the Office of the CTO at Solace since April 2021. Prior to this role, Giri held the position of Head of Customer Engineering at numberz from June 2017 to March 2021, overseeing a team of engineers to facilitate successful customer onboarding and solution development. Giri's entrepreneurial experience includes founding a bootstrapped startup that developed targeted business solutions, including the YesmeApp messaging platform. Previous roles at GlobalSoft, Inc. as Partner and Vice President & Managing Director, India Operations, and webMethods Inc. as Staff Software Engineer, showcase Giri's expertise in engineering, consulting, and operational leadership. Giri began the IT career at IRMM as a Software Engineer, focusing on image processing, and holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science from San Jose State University and a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the Institute of Road and Transport Technology.