Devdatta Kotpalliwar
About Devdatta Kotpalliwar
Devdatta Kotpalliwar serves as the Business Value & Strategy: COE Lead at Anaplan, where he has worked since 2019. He has extensive experience in financial modeling, ROI analysis, and value engineering, with a background that includes significant roles at Oracle and Grail Research.
Current Role at Anaplan
Devdatta Kotpalliwar serves as the Business Value & Strategy: COE Lead at Anaplan since 2019. In this role, he focuses on driving business value through strategic initiatives and enhancing operational efficiency. His responsibilities include overseeing the development of value-based strategies and ensuring alignment with organizational goals. He operates from the Hyderabad Area, India.
Previous Experience at Oracle
Devdatta Kotpalliwar has extensive experience at Oracle, where he held multiple roles from 2010 to 2019. He started as an Insight Senior Associate and progressed to positions such as Insight Specialist, Insight Team Lead, Insight Sector Head, and Senior Principal Consultant. His tenure at Oracle spanned various locations, including Bangalore and Hyderabad, and he contributed to projects that involved data analysis and strategic consulting.
Educational Background
Devdatta Kotpalliwar holds a Master's of Management Studies (MMS) in Finance from the Sydenham Institute of Management Studies, Research and Entrepreneurship Education, completed between 2005 and 2007. He also earned a Bachelor of Engineering (BE) in Mechanical Engineering from the National Institute of Technology Surat from 1999 to 2003. Additionally, he cleared Level 1 of the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) program in June 2007.
Analytical Expertise
Devdatta Kotpalliwar possesses expertise in building financial models and conducting Return on Investment (ROI) and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) analysis. He specializes in identifying pain points within business processes and conducting benchmarking to improve performance. His skills extend to value engineering and value-based selling, which are critical for driving business outcomes.
Early Career Experience
Before his roles at Oracle, Devdatta Kotpalliwar worked at Grail Research as an Analyst and Associate from 2007 to 2010. He also had a brief tenure as a Graduate Engineer Trainee at Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited in 2004. These early positions provided him with foundational experience in research and analysis within the corporate sector.