Kalpana Vemulapalli

Kalpana Vemulapalli has a diverse work experience spanning various industries and roles. Kalpana is currently working at Exact Payments as the Vice President, Head of Technical Program Management. Prior to this role, they held the position of Senior Director, Head of Technical Program Management at the same company, where they were responsible for processing billions of transactions and managing a gross payment volume of $150 billion annually. Kalpana has also worked at T200 and Silicon Valley Startup: Idea to IPO as a member, where they focused on fostering and advancing women's leadership in tech.

In their earlier roles, Vemulapalli served as an Associate Vice President at LPL Financial, where they implemented data masking solutions to comply with regulatory requirements. Kalpana also worked as a Senior Technical Program Manager at Premier Inc., leading successful implementations of Single Sign On and User Manager systems. Additionally, they have experience as a Technical Program Manager at Bank of America, a Senior Program Manager at Wells Fargo, and a Senior Program Manager at Belk.

Vemulapalli's career began at Xtramile Soft as a Program Manager, where they prioritized business needs and provided mentorship to others. Kalpana also worked as a Software Project Manager at Yahoo, overseeing the delivery of Yahoo! Mail and Y! Messenger.

Throughout their career, Vemulapalli has demonstrated strong leadership skills, successfully managing projects and teams, implementing cost-saving strategies, and driving the timely execution of key deliverables.

Kalpana Vemulapalli holds a Master of Computer Science degree from California State University, California. Prior to that, they completed their Master of Business Administration (MBA) at the University of Madras. Kalpana also obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) from Kakatiya University, India. In addition to their formal education, they have obtained various certifications including Payments Boot Camp from Glenbrook Partners, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning from Udemy, Leading with Excellence from LPL Financial, and several other certifications related to cybersecurity, project management, and agile methodologies.