Mahesh Ramachandran
Chief Technology Officer at Reuters
New York, New York, United States
About Mahesh Ramachandran
Mahesh Ramachandran is Chief Technology Officer at Reuters. Location: New York, New York, United States.
Highly accomplished technologist with a quarter century of comprehensive experience in the forefront of computing. Pioneered platform developments and deployments across a spectrum of industries including news, real-time market data, search, trading, and trade finance, having significantly contributed to the technological advancements at Thomson Reuters and ANZ Bank. Proven track record of architecting and delivering large-scale applications and platforms based on Open Source and Cloud technologies. Experience in leading and delivering large scale Cloud migrations. Technical leader with strengths in building and leading diverse, global software development teams and high-performance culture. Deep experience in AI and its applicability in News across editorial, platforms and products. Outstanding problem-solving skills. Strong experience in building/cultivating vendor relationships to support portfolio of work, to drive speed plus efficiency, while containing costs. My philosophy is to transform visionary ideas into tangible outcomes, fostering a work environment that emphasizes accountability and results-driven performance. • Experience in building multiple high performing teams, based on an inclusive culture of empowerment, running Thomson Reuters’ News platform that generates hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue annually. • Deep experience in engineering News platforms across Editorial, content management, AI, multimedia, metadata, distribution, search, APIs, and feeds, delivering scalable, secure and resilient platforms that serve Reuters • Strong experience in fiscal stewardship, managing substantial technology budgets and optimizing resource allocation globally, achieving notable gains in speed, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness. • Led and Migrated all of Thomson Reuters News applications to the cloud in under a year from 11 data centers saving millions in Operational expenses. • Successfully modernized and re-platformed legacy news applications that support LSEG News products to state-of-the-art, scalable systems, enhancing performance, reducing costs, and ensuring higher availability, thereby maximizing business benefits with minimal disruption. • Pioneered the transformative integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud-based technologies in Reuters workflow tools and applications, significantly contributing to driving business growth and innovation.
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Additional experience
VP, Head of News Technology
Thomson Reuters
December 2017 – December 2023
Education
- Bachelor of Engineering, National Institute of Technology Karnataka
- HSC, E. R. Higher Secondary School