Ravi Balwada joined SumTotal Systems in August 2008 as vice president of On Demand Operations. In this pivotal position, Balwada is responsible for overseeing all aspects of SumTotal’s hosting and ResultsonDemand® (RoD) initiatives. 

Balwada’s background includes more than 15 years in senior management positions for global technology businesses. Most recently, from 2005-2008, he served as senior director of On Demand Global Operations at Oracle, where he transformed the company’s On Demand offering into an adaptive, scalable and highly optimized operating platform that delivers services to more than 1.7 million users. He also held a position as senior director of Advanced Architecture Services with Oracle from 2004-2005.

Prior to working at Oracle, Balwada spent several years conceiving and building Global Technology Management Group, Inc., an IT services business with offices in both China and the United States. His reputation as a catalyst for new business growth also earned him a role as vice president for The Carlyle Group from 2000-2003. During that time, he developed a compelling investment and growth strategy for early stage technology companies in Asia.

Balwada’s career also includes a senior position as director of Database Systems & Infrastructure at Amazon.com, where he steered industry-leading architecture, synergized operations, and helped pioneer an environment for delivering optimum availability and performance in high-volume online commerce.

Balwada received a Bachelor of Technology degree in Industrial Engineering from the Birla Institute of Technology in Mesra, India.