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Venkatapathi Puvvada

PV has over 20 years of experience in several businesses and IT disciplines and is a recognized thought leader in business transformation, e-government, enterprise security, performance measurement, technology innovation, solution development methodologies and enterprise architecture. PV is an author and frequently speaks at various conferences and forums.

For his innovation and collaborative contributions to government, PV received the prestigious Federal 100 Awards in 2003, 2005, and 2008, and IAC's Industry Contributor of the Year in 2004.

Venkatapathi Puvvada (PV) is the vice president and managing partner for the Federal Horizontal Services Segment and is a key member of the Federal Executive Council.

In this role, PV and his team are responsible for strategy, solutions, portfolio development, engineering, operations and service delivery of Unisys full Portfolio across all market segments.

Prior to this role, PV served as the vice president and chief technology officer for Unisys Federal Systems. In this role, PV and his executive team were responsible for CTO Office, Strategic Programs, research and development, and alliance partnerships. PV also served as the lead partner and senior executive responsible for Unisys transformation consulting services and leads its global service delivery teams for various client programs. In addition, PV provides leadership for development and governance of all technical resources through Unisys World Class Architect (WCA) program.

PV has over 20 years of experience in several businesses and IT disciplines and is a recognized thought leader in business transformation, e-government, enterprise security, performance measurement, technology innovation, solution development methodologies and enterprise architecture. PV and his team work with all major agencies including HHS, OMB, USDA, FDIC, FAA, TSA, DHS, DoD and GSA in the development of strategy and the execution of mission programs. During his career, PV served in various leadership roles starting from technical management progressing to senior management ranks. PV is an author and frequently speaks at various conferences and forums.

PV served as the Chair of the Industry Advisory Council (IAC) till July 1, 2008. PV has been actively involved with various organizations including IAC, Object Management Group (OMG), ITAA, National Association of State CIOs, AFCEA, NDIA and IIT Alumni association. PV served on several non profit boards including TIE-DC (The Indus Entrepreneurs), Penn State University, National Defense University and The President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee's (NSTAC) Industry Executive Subcommittee.

For his innovation and collaborative contributions to government, PV received the prestigious Fed 100 Awards in 2003, 2005 and 2008 and IAC's Industry Contributor of the Year in 2004.

PV holds a master's degree and a bachelor's degree in engineering and holds several other professional certifications.

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