Today we’re talking to Desikan Madhavanur, CPO & CTO at Capital One Software. We discuss Desikan’s startup-esque approach to building products, the signs of a strong technology leader for the next generation, and why true leaders are the ones who exhibit quick and effective judgment.

All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! 

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About Desikan Madhavanur

Desikan Madahavnur is the Chief Technology Officer & Chief Product Officer for Capital One Software, an enterprise B2B software business of Capital One. He is responsible for leading the technology strategy and product development for Capital One Software, aligning core engineering and product teams to deliver best-in-class customer experiences.

About Capital One Software

Capital One Software, an enterprise B2B software business of Capital One, is dedicated to helping businesses accelerate their cloud and data management journeys at scale. Backed by 25 years of data innovation, Capital One Software is focused on providing solutions that help businesses overcome key cloud and data management challenges related to data publishing, data consumption, data governance, and infrastructure management. Building on Capital One’s pioneering adoption of modern cloud and data capabilities to create exceptional customer experiences, Capital One Software will help other companies fully leverage their data to unlock new value for customers and accelerate innovation across areas like AI and ML. Capital One Software is based in McLean, Virginia, at Capital One’s headquarters.

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Joel Beasley founded the Modern CTO Podcast in 2017 while writing his book, the Modern CTO book, with the goal of interviewing CTOs and sharing their experiences with others in the tech community.

Joel’s conversational style and insightful questions quickly gained traction, attracting high-profile guests such as Microsoft’s CTO, Kevin Scott, and T-Mobile’s CIO, Cody Stanford. With each episode, the podcast’s popularity continued to grow, and soon, Joel found himself with a waiting list of future guests.

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