Raj B. Vattikuti

Chief Executive Officer

Raj Vattikuti is a philanthropist and serial entrepreneur who has founded a string of successful enterprises including Altimetrik, Covansys, Synova, Vattikuti Ventures, Vattikuti Technologies, and Davinta Technologies. Raj believes enterprises make a difference not only by leveraging or introducing new technologies but also by attracting, assessing, and transforming talent within their organizations.

Raj formed Altimetrik in 2012 with a vision to create a global company that accelerates digital transformation for the most influential companies in the world. Altimetrik takes a holistic approach for its clients that leverages technology, data, and cultural transformation. While technology makes digital transformation possible, Raj believes it is people that create true transformation.

Through his different ventures, Raj has supported leading global players in healthcare, manufacturing, automotive, retail, travel & hospitality, and financial services.

In 1997, Raj founded a non-profit corporation—the Vattikuti Foundation—which serves communities in Michigan and India. In Michigan, the Foundation established the Vattikuti Urology Institute at Henry Ford Health in Detroit and the Vattikuti Digital Breast Diagnostic Center at Beaumont Health in Royal Oak. In India, the Vattikuti Foundation focuses on developing the infrastructure to connect and coordinate with people in poverty through the Poverty Alleviation Program. The Foundation also works with other causes around the globe. These initiatives strive to improve the lives of those they serve today and into the future.

Raj is a graduate of College of Engineering, Guindy with a degree in electrical engineering. He holds a post-graduate degree in electrical and computer engineering from Wayne State University. He was conferred an honorary doctorate of business administration by Bryant University. In 2001, he was conferred with the Lifetime Achievement Award for contributions to the IT industry by Dykema Gossett at the third annual Michigan IT Summit. He is also the recipient of TiE Detroit 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award, the Woodrow Wilson Award for Corporate Citizenship in 2002, and the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.

Raj Sundaresan

Chief Operating Officer

Raj Sundaresan is a seasoned technology and business leader with extensive experience in cultivating successful product development teams around the globe. At Altimetrik, Raj is responsible for leading and implementing the company’s growth strategy. He is focused on scaling offerings in a fast-changing technological landscape, strengthening our focus on customer-centricity and building an employee-driven, open culture of innovation to foster talent.

Prior to Altimetrik, Raj held leading roles with technology teams at Visa, eBay and PayPal. At PayPal, he successfully scaled global product development teams and established development centers in India and Singapore. At eBay, Raj helped fuel business growth by rapidly expanding merchant services as well as mobile, credit and payment capabilities. At Visa, Raj headed Digital and Mobile Product Development and oversaw the launch of widely acclaimed products such as Visa Checkout, Visa Token Service, Apple Pay, Google Pay and Samsung Pay, and other mobile enablement platforms.

Hailing from Bangalore, Raj is a computer science engineering graduate from Bangalore University and earned his master’s degree in business administration from Notre Dame de Namur University.

Outside of work, Raj loves a good barbecue with his friends and family and follows the Electro music scene.

Layla Ward

Chief Financial Officer

Layla Ward is a senior executive with a wealth of experience spanning more than 20 years. At Altimetrik, Layla is responsible for all global finance, accounting and legal functions. She focuses on driving operational efficiencies and excellence, realignment of internal processes, long-term strategy and planning and driving profitability.

Before joining Altimetrik, Layla was interim CFO for PresenceLearning, a privately owned telehealth marketplace and SaaS educational technology company. At PresenceLearning, she managed the Accounting, Finance, Legal and Compliance functions, consistently improving margins, stabilizing performance and reducing earnings volatility. She secured and finalized a round of equity and debt financing and led several strategic initiatives—operating expenses optimization and turnaround strategy—to steer the company toward profitability.

Layla was also the Vice President of Corporate Finance for GlobalLogic, covering operations in seven countries. She also worked at various public high-tech electronic manufacturing companies for more than fifteen years with consistently progressing leadership positions and roles spanning project management, corporate finance, supply chain and operations finance.

Layla is a graduate of economics and finance from the Kazakh Institute of Marketing in Almaty, Kazakhstan. She also holds an MD in pediatrics from the Almaty State Medical Academy and an MBA from the University of San Francisco Graduate School of Management.

Beyond work, Layla enjoys spending time with her family, reading, traveling and exploring different parts of Northern California.

Jeffrey Fleischman

Chief Marketing Officer

Jeffery Fleischman is an accomplished senior executive with over 35 years of success in the financial services, banking, insurance and e-commerce industries. At Altimetrik, Jeff heads the company’s brand, marketing, public relations and communications functions.

Most recently, Jeff was Chief Marketing & Digital Officer for Penn Mutual where he led the company’s marketing and digital functions, implemented omni-channel lead generation campaigns and established new marketing technology platforms. He has held leadership positions at a variety of companies including Blue Panda Interactive, TIAA-CREF, Citi, Monster Worldwide, American Express and Chase Bank.

Jeff has a passion for crafting and implementing innovative customer-centric business strategies that increasingly rely on the confluence of data, technology and design. His areas of expertise include omni-channel marketing, lead generation, data analytics, product management, corporate communications, social media, e-commerce, customer retention and business transformation.

Jeff holds a bachelor of science in finance from Syracuse University and an MBA in finance, investments & banking from Hofstra University. He has held board positions with Zenmonics Inc., Hornor, Townsend & Kent, Telera and IEP Youth Services.

His interests include fishing, hiking, spending time outdoors and listening to music.

Anil Somani

Chief Transformation Officer

US West

Anil Somani is a senior technology and business executive with extensive leadership experience managing large, cross-functional strategies that have defined novel growth strategies through innovative technologies and customer-centric solutions. At Altimetrik, Anil is responsible for expanding existing customer relationships and exploring new partnerships in the US West region. His focus is to drive digital and talent transformation both internally and externally for our customers.

Prior to Altimetrik, Anil was in charge of Digital and Mobile Product Development at Visa where he was instrumental in leading the development of Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay, Visa Checkout, tokenization and Visa Direct. He initiated and successfully led various engagement, transformation and innovation initiatives and secured patents in the application of Blockchain technologies to financial services.

Anil started his career as a Software Engineer in semiconductor design software. True to his Silicon Valley roots, he worked at several startups, moving onto his own venture providing turnkey projects for companies such as HP, Fujitsu and Siemens.

Anil earned a BSEE in electrical engineering and a master’s degree in computer science from Santa Clara University.

In his free time, Anil enjoys hiking, mentoring young students and playing with his dog.

Ryan Talbott

Chief Transformation Officer

US Midwest and Europe

Ryan Talbott is an inspiring business leader with deep experience in managing change in large, complex organizations that operate in multicultural environments. Over the course of his career, he has built a track record of developing business and IT strategies and creating, inspiring and leading high-performance teams. At Altimetrik, Ryan is responsible for expanding existing customer relationships and developing new ones in the US Midwest and Europe.

Prior to joining Altimetrik, Ryan was VP and Chief Information Officer at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) for North America and Asia-Pacific. He was responsible for all resources, strategy, programs, operations and security across the Information & Communication Technology (ICT) organization. In this role, Ryan drove significant global process change and technology convergence across the ICT landscape.

Prior to FCA, Ryan was an independent consultant and small business owner, successfully leading business process and organizational change for multiple clients. Before becoming an independent consultant, he worked at Accenture where he led business process transformation and systems integration activities on multiple global information technology programs.

Ryan holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Illinois and an MBA from Michigan State University.

Outside of work Ryan enjoys spending time with family and friends, being outdoors, cooking, reading and learning and trying new things.

Park Hersant

Chief Transformation Officer

US East

Park Hersant brings over 20 years of experience across a broad range of business functions and industries, including strategic consulting and execution management for pharmaceutical, health, medical device and retail and financial services companies (including a few on the Fortune 100 list) in the US and Europe. At Altimetrik, Park is responsible for driving high-impact digital transformation relationships in the US East region.

Prior to joining Altimetrik, as the COO of Alegeus Technologies, Park led the successful stabilization and maturation of their operating functions, including product operations, implementation and support.

He is a graduate of business administration from Mitchell College.

Park is also a member of the Board of Trustees for the Williams School in New London, CT, a licensed pilot and an Ironman triathlete. Park spent four years in the United States Marine Corps.

Ranga Kanapathy

Head of Engineering and India Technology Center

Ranga 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 cofounded two start-ups in India that provided technology products and solutions to large enterprises. He serves on the board of directors and mentors to 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-16’s—and playing percussion instruments.

Manuel Vidal

Head of Uruguay Technology Center

Manuel came to Altimetrik with over 20 years’ experience in technology. He is the Head of the Altimetrik Uruguay Delivery Center, responsible for general management of the Uruguay offices. Manuel provides technical expertise in cloud computing, mobile technologies, scrum teams, talent management, finance and business. He plays a key role in directing and managing the delivery center in South America.

Prior to joining Altimetrik, Manuel was an international consultant specializing in e-Government across Latin America—including Argentina, Paraguay, El Salvador, Honduras and Panama—and working in software engineering for banking and financial services.

Manuel is a graduate in computer science engineering from UDELAR in Montevideo and is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP).
Outside of work he enjoys playing squash, sci-fi series, geeky board games and travelling. He is married to Andrea and is father of Rodrigo, Julieta and Sebastian.