Sudesh Vasudevan

Sudesh is the Vice President and Head of Corporate Development at WSO2, where he leads the company’s global inorganic growth strategy, including mergers, acquisitions, and strategic investments. In this role, he works closely with the leadership team to identify, evaluate, and execute opportunities that expand WSO2’s platform capabilities and strengthen its market presence across API management, integration, and identity.

Before joining WSO2, Sudesh served as Vice President of Corporate Development, Investor Relations, and FP&A at Gupshup, a leading global conversational engagement platform backed by Fidelity and Tiger Global. There, he established and led the company’s Corporate Development, Investor Relations, and FP&A functions, executing six acquisitions and contributing to a threefold increase in revenue.

Earlier in his career, Sudesh spent over a decade in software investment banking at Evercore and Deutsche Bank, where he led cybersecurity coverage and advised on more than $50 billion in M&A and IPO transactions across the U.S. and Europe.

Sudesh holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the National University of Singapore and an MBA (with distinction) from Cornell University. He lives in San Francisco, California.

Outside of work, he enjoys hiking the Bay Area trails, reading mystery novels, and studying financial markets — with a special focus on the software industry.