
Kanda Software is pleased to welcome Rakesh Chitradurga, who brings over 20 years of experience across the payor, provider, and life sciences industries, including managing health and life sciences business P&Ls at HP and CGI.
Rakesh ChitradurgaExecutive Vice President, Life Science & Digital Healthcare, Kanda SoftwareI was led to Kanda by the people and the opportunity to define, shape, and grow the life sciences business. I am excited to work with this great team to solve complex customer problems... a place where I saw I could add the most value.
Rakesh’s diverse background also includes founding, scaling as CEO, and successfully selling an IoT-based predictive maintenance company. He joins Kanda noting that the life sciences industry is “ripe for disruption with technology.”
In his new role, Rakesh will drive growth for Kanda’s life sciences and healthcare business. He will focus on establishing Kanda as a trusted strategic partner, delivering bespoke product engineering solutions to help pharma and biotech clients digitize processes across R&D, clinical, and manufacturing.
Rakesh aims to help clients navigate key industry challenges, such as harnessing AI for drug discovery and the shift to value-based care, while promoting a culture of excellence and innovation at Kanda.