Chakkaravarthy “Chakkry” Arunachalam is the Head of Data Strategy, Analytics, and HRIS, where he is leading the development of a scalable data foundation and people technology. His primary focus is being a trusted data advisor for executives and assist in decision making. Formerly the Senior Director of People Strategy and Analytics at Salesforce, he brings deep expertise in data engineering, data science, and applied research to drive evidence-based decision-making. Earlier in his career, Chakkry held engineering roles at Oracle and Visa, where he built large-scale systems—experience that now informs his ability to bridge technical depth with strategic impact in the people domain.