Skills
Global - Real Estate Strategy, Management of Construction projects, Health & Safety, Physical Security, Sustainability Transformation
About
Venkat Neelakantan is the Group Head of Corporate Real Estate at Capgemini as well as the Global Head of Sustainability - Office Transformation
Real Estate Strategy, Capacity management and planning, Transactions, Facility Management, Office Transformation, and Workplace digitization are some of the critical business areas under his purview.
Prior to joining Capgemini, Venkat has been instrumental by playing an active role in setting up, building, and operating Global Delivery Centers, with focus on operations execution & transformation. He has also led departments that support Global business services, R&D & Innovation.
With over 27 years of experience, Venkat brings an excellent amalgamation of creativity and operational excellence with stints in large corporations like Apollo Hospitals, Cognizant, L&T Infotech as well as working with the advertising agencies.
Outside of work, Venkat enjoys reading biographies of famous personalities that have truly shaped the world and helped us think out of the box. He also believes that one must go beyond their comfort zone and travel the world to experience different cultures, food and network with diverse individuals