Venkat is the current Head of Business Systems at Aryaka, a global leader in managed SD-WAN, and previously led Business Systems delivery at Malwarebytes and VMware, with nearly a decade of experience between those roles. In this capacity, he’s spent a lot of time thinking about how and why Business Technology teams need to exist and often shares why a SMB’s stands to benefit from adding one to their org structure. He believes in continuous learning and motivates teams to learn and experiment and fail fast. He is currently spending time on getting himself abreast of Security.

After Brian graduated from John Carroll University with a BSBA in Accounting, he started his career in corporate accounting for a transportation company. In addition to monthly financial statements, he also ran all of the corporate systems, enabling him to transition his career to IT. Throughout his career he has held various IT positions which include Developer, Consultant, Business Analyst, Project Manager and multiple Management roles working with a variety of verticals, including Marketing, Higher Education, Franchises, Manufacturing, and Services.