Mahesh Yalavarti is an experienced technology professional currently serving as a Technology Advisor and Consultant to the CIO at Goya Foods since November 2022. Prior to this role, Mahesh held various positions at CHANEL as a Senior Technical Program Manager and at Moody's Corporation for 17 years, where responsibilities included Vice President of Technology Delivery and Vice President of Program Manager for Research Technology. Earlier, Mahesh founded Future Minds Inc., a technology consulting firm, and co-founded RevMart, which focused on online auctioneering tools. Additionally, experience includes serving as a Consultant/Architect at IBM Global Services. Mahesh holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, and a Master of Science in Computer Science from Minnesota State University, Mankato.