Madhuri Racherla

Global VP, Enterprise Technology & Transformation |AI, Cloud & Cybersecurity | Nike | Ex-Pinterest | Financial Services, Retail & Healthcare

Dallas, Texas, United States

About

Strategic and visionary technology executive with 20+ years of experience leading global technology organizations that enable revenue growth, digital transformation, and operational excellence. Proven track record aligning technology strategy with business priorities, modernizing platforms, strengthening cybersecurity and risk posture, and delivering measurable business outcomes across consumer, retail, healthcare, and financial services. Known for building high-performing global teams and transforming IT into a strategic business accelerator.

Experience

  • Global VP and Head of Infrastructure, Platform Engineering and Information Security at Nike
    Aug 2025 - Present · 1 yr

    At Nike, I lead a global organization responsible for defining and executing technology strategy that powers growth and differentiated consumer experiences. I oversee the modernization of enterprise platforms and cybersecurity capabilities, elevating operational excellence and productivity across the business. I champion the responsible adoption of AI to drive innovation, efficiency, and measurable enterprise value.

  • Advisory Board Member at Computacenter
    Mar 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 5 mos

  • Vice President of Infrastructure at Pinterest
    Jun 2023 - Aug 2025 · 2 yrs 3 mos

    At Pinterest, I led platform and infrastructure strategy supporting millions of daily users while aligning technology investments with growth and profitability objectives. I drove architectural modernization and capacity optimization that delivered over $60M in annual cost efficiencies while improving performance, scalability, and developer productivity for core consumer experiences. I strengthened operational resilience through disciplined incident governance and cross-functional partnership, positioning infrastructure as a strategic enabler of innovation and business outcomes.

  • Global VP of Cloud & Platform Services at Walgreens Boots Alliance
    Sep 2020 - Jun 2023 · 2 yrs 10 mos

    At Walgreens, I led enterprise cloud transformation that enabled digital pharmacy innovation and improved customer experience while supporting growth and evolving regulatory requirements. I delivered a 25% infrastructure cost reduction through platform modernization and operational optimization, scaling critical systems with zero-trust security principles and strengthened cybersecurity controls. I advanced enterprise resilience by establishing governance for security, compliance, and risk, building global cloud and shared services organizations, and enabling secure IT separation for major divestitures.

  • Executive Director / Cloud COE at Morgan Stanley
    Jun 2019 - Sep 2020 · 1 yr 4 mos

    Lead Multi-Cloud Strategy & Adoption by partnering with senior executives across business and technology includes Cloud First strategy for AWS & Azure and SaaS offerings, Cloud Value framework, Cloud Policy Management, Cloud-agnostic architecture with leading edge tools and process automation.