Vinodh Balaraman

Principal and Senior Partner ZS Associates

Vinodh leads the Supply Chain & Manufacturing Management practice at ZS supporting various clients to drive higher product availability at lower costs through leveraging analytics, automation, effective process re-design and forecasting approaches. Vinodh additionally works across multiple clients helping drive business transformation through leveraging analytics and data science. He brings extensive experience across a number of industries including Healthcare, Travel & Transportation, Manufacturing and Financial Services. Prior to joining ZS Associates, Vinodh was vice president and lead of the travel and hospitality business unit at Cognizant, where he more than quadrupled the business to $300 million annually. He also served as chief strategy officer for the products and resources business unit at Cognizant where he owned strategic initiatives and priority service lines including supply chain management, digital and loyalty, and analytics. Previously, Vinodh held various roles in financial services.