Rajesh Bhat
CTO; CIO; Chief Digital and AI Officer at APi Group
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
About Rajesh Bhat
Rajesh Bhat is CTO; CIO; Chief Digital and AI Officer at APi Group. Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States.
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY, INFORMATION, & DIGITAL OFFICER Global Teams, Large-Scale Initiatives, & Business Impact at APi Group, Johnson Controls, P&G, Ingram Micro By partnering with the C-suite and business stakeholders on multiyear, globally scaled initiatives, I’ve produced cost-saving, quickly delivered business improvements including innovation, advances in cyber security, technology roadmaps for massive projects and goals, and large M&A technology integrations. ➜ MY ROLES IN MAJOR TRANSFORMATIONS, AI, & M&A: ● Large-scale carve-out estimated as one of the largest at APi Group, led on time and under budget, plus buildout of IT teams handling infrastructure, applications, networking, cyber security, data and integration, and service delivery. ● Business process transformation and governance leadership at Johnson Controls, creating a global SAP template for multibillion-dollar businesses and leading digital transformation initiatives that enhanced customer experience and set foundation for future growth – with high ROI. ● IT and digital strategy, using AI and other methods to reach new goals for growth. ➜ TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY: ROADMAPS, CYBER SECURITY, CENTRALIZATION: ● Technology evaluations for potential new acquisitions, large transformation programs, and modernization initiatives. ● C-suite collaboration, roadmap development, and execution for a business transformation journey initiative as executive team member; developed global teams (Americas, Europe, India). ● Technology strategy and roadmaps instrumental in meeting business goals and SOX compliance at Freescale Semiconductor. ● 3-year roadmap for centralized technology services in acquired companies. ● Corporate cyber security collaboration on Zero Trust readiness; served as first CISO in new acquisition. ➜ IT, TRANSFORMATION, ARCHITECTURE, BUSINESS IMPROVEMENTS, & OTHER STRENGTHS: C-Suite Relationships | Risk Analysis | Stakeholder Relations | Supply Chain | Budgets | M&A Carve Out | Global Teams | Digital Transformation | Infrastructure | IT Strategy | Technology Roadmaps | Executive Collaboration | Innovation | ERP | AI | Cultural Change | Solution Delivery | Cybersecurity | Vendor Management | Engineering | Analytics | Financial Management | Business Leadership | Digitization | Robotics | Automation | Digital Strategy | Process Efficiency | Strategic Planning Connections are welcome at . Rajesh Bhat MBA, PMP
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Additional experience
Senior Director, Digital Transformation & Strategy; Solution Delivery; Business Partner
Johnson Controls
Education
- Bachelor of Science - BS, University of Mumbai
- Master of Business Administration - MBA, Indira Gandhi National Open University