Ajit Dansingani Email & Phone Number

Palo Alto, Ca, Us

Responsible for all aspects of strategy and planning for HP's $40B Personal Systems business that encompasses personal computers and computing, gaming devices, and audio/video collaboration for desks and rooms.

San Jose, California, Us

Responsible for corporate strategy (including long-range strategy, market expansion, portfolio planning), operational strategy, and market intelligence.

New York, Ny, Us

Co-leader of our Data Driven Growth initiative, combining AI with business strategy to accelerate growth—from increasing sales and marketing effectiveness to improving operational efficiencies. Delivered performance improvement with predictive analytics in areas such as churn management, multichannel marketing optimization, cross-selling and propensity to purchase.• Multiple engagements with clients transitioning from perpetual to recurring revenue models, including strategic planning, org. transformation, sales and go-to-market operating model, channel strategy and customer success functions• M&A: tech sector commercial due diligences for various investors and corporations encompassing semiconductors, collaboration (software and hardware), sharing economy businesses and education tech • People development: Drove several initiatives around training and instructor for KPMG Advisory’s Design Thinking course

Sydney, New South Wales, Au

As a leader in the firm’s West Coast practice, I was part of a team of ex-McKinsey and ex-BCG folks where we specialized in helping clients achieve their fullest potential – through rapid operational performance improvements, organizational transformation, and capability building.Led projects across industries and supported our digital strategy initiatives.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

One of the first 30 hires at AppDirect, I was responsible for building out AppDirect’s ecosystem of SaaS and ISV developers:• Doubled the number of SaaS products offered on our marketplaces and brought in top-tier partners including Microsoft Office 365, Google Apps, Symantec, McAfee, Cisco Webex, Box, Carbonite, etc. • Increased number of Cloud brokerage marketplaces by 200%, supporting the launch of new marketplaces: AT&T Productivity Suite, Comcast Business, Swisscom, Staples, COX, Rackspace Cloudtools

Us

Led engagements as part of McKinsey’s Digital practice in Silicon Valley, providing advice to leadership of global clients on strategic and operational topics that included: • Software and Cloud Product Strategy – product development/investment strategy, market segmentation, strategic roadmap development • Marketing and go-to-market strategy – pricing/packaging, routes to market, salesforce effectiveness• Corporate strategy and planning – portfolio strategy, adjacent market opportunity assessments, strategic planning process and long range planningInternship: Jun-Aug 2007

Houston, Texas, Us

As a product manager and software engineer, brought security and systems management software to market:• Product Manager for NetIQ AppManager and NetIQ Analysis Center – developed product roadmaps and defined market requirements, conducted Voice of the Customer research, established pricing and packaging• Invented AutoSync – a security intelligence service that automates the delivery of software vulnerability intelligence and related scanning/detection capability, reducing customers’ exposure to security risks• Managed software engineering and development of security software products (NetIQ Vulnerability Manager)Product Manager - 2005-2006Sr. Software Engineer - 2002-2004

Zurich, Ch

• Developed real-time energy trading software platform that transacted over $1.5B per day• EnronOnline.com, acquired by UBS Warburg Energy

• Co-created PatientMatrix, now called MatrixCare and rated Best in Klas 2014-2019. It was a first-of-its-kind tablet-based patient care software solution that reduced medical errors at long-term care facilities, lowering accidental deaths and liability insurance costs. Acquired by AchieveMatrix. https://klasresearch.com/best-in-klas-ranking/long-term-care/2019/21• Developed ajprindle.com, auto-sector ecommerce site acquired by Banyan Enterprises

IT consultancy startup, acquired by Sungard Consulting Services.• Developed TrueQuote, one of the first Internet-based energy and commodities trading platforms in the market

Redmond, Washington, Us

Internship with Microsoft's Advanced Storage Group, developing a windows-embedded database (think sqlite for windows).

Internship at an Internet/multimedia startup in Hong Kong, creators of orientation.com. This was my first foray into Internet startups. Black Box was an innovative company that developed the precursor to Alibaba.com - Asian Sources' first supplier-database CD-ROM offering in 1995/1996.

Mba

Bba, Business Honors, Mis

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba)

Ib, International Baccalaureate