Chithkala Jayaraman

Chithkala Jayaraman is an experienced engineering program management leader currently at Arka Energy since April 2023. Prior to this role, Chithkala served as a portfolio manager for branded experiences in peer-to-peer transactions at PayPal, contributing to a significant total payment volume of $121 billion globally. Chithkala's extensive career at Cisco from 2010 to August 2021 included roles as customer experience engineering program manager and program manager/product manager for Cisco Architecture and Technology Services, focusing on continuous delivery systems and cloud-native transformation. Additionally, Chithkala played a key role in integrating Cisco Capital's sales, finance, pricing, and credit functions into a unified platform. Educational qualifications include upcoming professional courses at MIT and Yale School of Management, along with a Master of Science degree in Physics from the University of Madras.