Founder & Executive Chairman
Mr. Samanthapudi founded ValueMomentum in 2000 and has been a driving force in leading ValueMomentum through the startup, growth and stabilization stages, and positioning it to scale. Mr. Samanthapudi has held a deep commitment to building an organization that will sustain over time with a strong bedrock of core values that will guide all strategies, tactics and practices. He has crafted ValueMomentum’s strategy, espoused and embodied its core values and has consistently nurtured and encouraged the development of leaders.
Today, his mission as Executive Chairman is to focus on leading ValueMomentum’s efforts towards social responsibility, identification and nurturing leaders, entrepreneurship, conservation and advocacy of the core values and elevation of ValueMomentum’s brand. In his prior role as CEO, Mr. Samanthapudi singularly focused on two core engines to build the organization and position it for growth – Exceptional Customer Service and Innovative Offerings.
Mr. Samanthapudi has nearly 30 years of professional experience in the IT industry marked by a patent grasp of enterprise business needs and the role of technology as an enabler of business. Prior to ValueMomentum, he held various roles including Client Management, Product Management, Near-shore Delivery Center Management, Vertical Leadership and National-level Sales Management. Prior to ValueMomentum, Mr. Samanthapudi worked with Wipro in North America and in India.
Mr. Samanthapudi holds a Master of Management Studies (MMS) degree from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India.