Ravichandran Somu

Senior Technology Leader | Author |

Speaker | Traveler | Social Activist

Senior Technology Leader | Author |

Speaker | Traveler | Social Activist

Senior Technology Leader | Author |

Speaker | Traveler | Social Activist

Ravichandran Somu (Ravi) is a senior global technology leader with over 35 years of experience in driving innovation, scaling engineering organizations, and leading cross-functional teams across Asia-Pacific and the USA.

He currently serves as Chief Product Officer at 25YearsMore Ltd, a Singapore-based company dedicated to enabling active Life 2.0 through technology and projects.

Ravichandran Somu (Ravi) is a senior global technology leader with over 35 years of experience in driving innovation, scaling engineering organizations, and leading cross-functional teams across Asia-Pacific and the USA.

He currently serves as Chief Product Officer at 25YearsMore Ltd, a Singapore-based company dedicated to enabling active Life 2.0 through technology and projects.

Ravichandran Somu (Ravi) is a senior global technology leader with over 35 years of experience in driving innovation, scaling engineering organizations, and leading cross-functional teams across Asia-Pacific and the USA.

He currently serves as Chief Product Officer at 25YearsMore Ltd, a Singapore-based company dedicated to enabling active Life 2.0 through technology and projects.

Trained as a Telecommunications Engineer, Ravi began his Telecom career at the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), Government of India’s premier Telecom Research and Development institution.

He later worked at Bell Labs, USA during his tenure with Lucent Technologies, where he helped to commercialize the SoftSwitch research project into Lucent’s Next-Generation Switching solution.

He played a pivotal role at Telica, a telecom startup that was acquired by Lucent Technologies for $330M. Over the years, he has contributed to advancements in Digital Switching, SoftSwitch, VoIP Media Gateways, and Mobile Switching technologies, shaping the evolution of modern communication networks.

Trained as a Telecommunications Engineer, Ravi began his Telecom career at the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), Government of India’s premier Telecom Research and Development institution.

He later worked at Bell Labs, USA during his tenure with Lucent Technologies, where he helped to commercialize the SoftSwitch research project into Lucent’s Next-Generation Switching solution.

He played a pivotal role at Telica, a telecom startup that was acquired by Lucent Technologies for $330M. Over the years, he has contributed to advancements in Digital Switching, SoftSwitch, VoIP Media Gateways, and Mobile Switching technologies, shaping the evolution of modern communication networks.

Trained as a Telecommunications Engineer, Ravi began his Telecom career at the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), Government of India’s premier Telecom Research and Development institution.

He later worked at Bell Labs, USA during his tenure with Lucent Technologies, where he helped to commercialize the SoftSwitch research project into Lucent’s Next-Generation Switching solution.

He played a pivotal role at Telica, a telecom startup that was acquired by Lucent Technologies for $330M. Over the years, he has contributed to advancements in Digital Switching, SoftSwitch, VoIP Media Gateways, and Mobile Switching technologies, shaping the evolution of modern communication networks.

Ravi holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from the College of Engineering, Guindy, Anna University, an MBA from the University of South Australia, and has completed Executive Leadership programs at the Wharton Business School, USA and Singapore Management University. His professional excellence has been recognized through several honors, including the Distinguished Alumnus Award from his alma mater, CEG.

Ravi holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from the College of Engineering, Guindy, Anna University, an MBA from the University of South Australia, and has completed Executive Leadership programs at the Wharton Business School, USA and Singapore Management University. His professional excellence has been recognized through several honors, including the Distinguished Alumnus Award from his alma mater, CEG.

Ravi holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from the College of Engineering, Guindy, Anna University, an MBA from the University of South Australia, and has completed Executive Leadership programs at the Wharton Business School, USA and Singapore Management University. His professional excellence has been recognized through several honors, including the Distinguished Alumnus Award from his alma mater, CEG.

He is the Founder of Paathai , a non-profit organization supporting underprivileged children’s education, rural learning initiatives, and environmental sustainability projects such as tree plantations and water body restoration in India.

He is also a Founding Director of Team AIMS, a U.S.-based social organization empowering communities through education and service.

He is the Founder of Paathai , a non-profit organization supporting underprivileged children’s education, rural learning initiatives, and environmental sustainability projects such as tree plantations and water body restoration in India.

He is also a Founding Director of Team AIMS India, a U.S.-based social organization empowering communities through education and service.

He is the Founder of Paathai , a non-profit organization supporting underprivileged children’s education, rural learning initiatives, and environmental sustainability projects such as tree plantations and water body restoration in India.

He is also a Founding Director of Team AIMS India, a U.S.-based social organization empowering communities through education and service.

Delivered Transformative Solutions for Global Telecom Giants

Delivered Transformative Solutions for Global Telecom Giants

Delivered Transformative Solutions for Global Telecom Giants

Ravichandran Somu - Distinguished Alumus Award, College of Engineering, Guindy

Ravichandran Somu - Distinguished Alumus Award, College of Engineering, Guindy

Ravichandran Somu - Distinguished Alumus Award, College of Engineering, Guindy

Ravichandran Somu - Distinguished Alumus Award, College of Engineering, Guindy

Ravichandran Somu - PuthuYugam TV: Successful Tamil Persons

Ravichandran Somu - PuthuYugam TV: Successful Tamil Persons

Ravichandran Somu - PuthuYugam TV: Successful Tamil Persons

Ravichandran Somu - PuthuYugam TV: Successful Tamil Persons

Raw Stories™ - Ravichandran Somu

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