Over twenty five years of executive experience in the enterprise software industry in worldwide marketing, product marketing, product strategy, product management, business development, and software development.• A rare combination of proven business experience as well as solid technical knowledge in on-premise, cloud, big data, social, and mobile applications and enterprise software.• Widely published author and frequent speaker at trade shows. Recognized visionary and industry thought-leader in Master Data Management (MDM).• Recruited and successfully led teams across the world.• Collaborated closely with executives to approve business plans, product vision, and product roadmaps.• Experience working with C-level executives at customer and at partner organizations in North America, Europe, and Asia.• Results-oriented and detail-oriented individual with excellent communication and presentation skills.Published author on data virtualization, master data management (MDM) and data governance, and frequent industry speaker. Check out my blogs, interviews, and publications:· http://www.dataversity.net/contributors/ravi-shankar/· http://www.datavirtualizationblog.com/author/rshankar/· http://www.forbes.com/sites/ciocentral/2013/02/15/why-retailers-need-to-focus-on-mastering-customer-data/· http://www.b-eye-network.com/listen/7067· http://www.cio.com/article/149153/_Mistakes_to_Avoid_When_Writing_an_RFP_for_Master_Data_Management· https://upside.tdwi.org/Articles/2017/03/16/Improve-Customer-Service-and-Intelligence-with-MDM-and-Data-Virtualization.aspx?Page=1Specialties: CMO, Product Marketing, Demand Generation, Field Marketing, Product Management, Product Strategy, Software Application Development, Project Management, Inbound & Outbound Marketing, Business Development, Customer & Partner Management, Sales Enablement, Competitive Strategy, Pricing & Packaging