Raghu Mangaraju

Raghu Mangaraju is an accomplished Technology Leader with over 23 years of experience in the IT industry, He holds an Electrical Engineering Degree from JNTU. His career includes roles at CSC, Convergys, ADP, Barclays Capital, SAS Institute, Core Compete (Acquired by Accenture AI) and he is currently serving as Managing Director & Senior Vice President at Blend360 India, an AI consulting and leading data science company. He has deep expertise in building offshore delivery teams from ground up, focused in hiring top talent, building products & leading innovation initiatives. Raghu’s mission is to create a high performing teams of 1000+ AI/ML engineers in the next three years and help clients achieve AI and data-driven success at scale.
Raghu is actively working with TiHAN- IIT Hyderabad (Technology Innovation Hub on Autonomous Navigation), a Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (SIRO) by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research with a focus on Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Start-up Ecosystem. He provides continuous guidance on Technology Commercialization and Accelerator Programs for Early-stage Startups.
Beyond his professional work, Raghu is associated with few organizations focused on girl child education and actively runs Blend’s CSR initiatives in support of these organizations. He likes to associate with SVP India to streamline his focus areas and bring in the associated impact by contributing his mentorship and guidance to the NGOs.