Sandy Venugopal
About Sandy Venugopal
Sandy Venugopal is the Chief Information Officer at SentinelOne and a Board Member at The Adecco Group, with a notable career in IT leadership roles at Uber and LinkedIn.
Current Roles at SentinelOne and The Adecco Group
Sandy Venugopal currently serves as Chief Information Officer at SentinelOne. In addition to this role, Sandy is a Member of the Board of Directors at The Adecco Group. Sandy is involved in driving strategic initiatives and overseeing the organization's technology landscape in both companies.
Previous Roles at Uber
From 2020 to 2023, Sandy Venugopal served as Chief Information Officer at Uber, where Sandy oversaw global IT engineering, core infrastructure, data infrastructure and analytics, enterprise productivity, and business platforms. Before that, Sandy was the Director of Engineering at Uber from 2019 to 2020 in the San Francisco Bay Area. Sandy was instrumental in driving transformational changes in employee support, enterprise search, go-to-market solutions, and people technologies during this period.
Professional Background at LinkedIn
Sandy Venugopal had an extensive career spanning nearly a decade at LinkedIn, where Sandy held various roles including Senior Director, Director, Senior Manager, and Manager positions. Sandy focused on strategic planning, delivery, business engagement, and global technology solutions. During the tenure from 2010 to 2019, Sandy played a critical role in setting up and leading PMOs, enabling customer success, and scaling up teams and processes.
Education and Expertise in Business and Technology
Sandy Venugopal has studied at esteemed institutions such as Stanford University, where Sandy completed Executive Education in Leading Change and Organization Renewal in 2016 and earned a Certificate in Advanced Project Management from 2011 to 2013. Sandy also holds an MBA focused on Cross-Enterprise Leadership from Ivey Business School at Western University and a B Sc. in Computing Science & Business Administration from Simon Fraser University. Sandy's expertise includes business process engineering and improvement, business and enterprise systems architecture, and business relationship management.
Consulting and Early Career Experience
Sandy Venugopal began their career in technology consulting, serving clients in the USA and Canada. Sandy worked at Accenture as a Consultant from 2005 to 2009 and held roles in various companies, including eMeter Corporation, Creo, and Techneos Systems. These roles provided Sandy with a solid foundation in project management, business engagement, and technology support, contributing to a well-rounded professional background.