Ramya Ramachandran

Background

About Ramya Ramachandran

I scale revenue for AI silicon companies by turning complex technology into strategic partnerships, customer success, and multi-billion-dollar design wins.Currently, I lead customer success and strategic account programs at d-Matrix, an AI inference startup, where I structure early-access pilots with Tier-1 CSPs and Enterprise accounts to accelerate proof-of-concept to revenue.Over 20 years at Intel, I built businesses from zero, defined product roadmaps, and forged partnerships that generated $10B+ in cumulative revenue impact across AI infrastructure, custom silicon, and automotive compute.What I DoStrategic Design Wins - Secured lighthouse design wins with Apple, Waymo, Meta, and Lockheed Martin by aligning engineering, finance, and legal teams around complex NRE and custom silicon agreements.Business Creation - Launched Intel's semi-custom SoC business from scratch, establishing engagement models and commercial frameworks that delivered a $250M+ first design win.Market Repositioning - Re-established Intel Automotive through a 3-phase compute roadmap for Software-Defined Vehicles, generating a $4B+ design-win pipeline with global OEMs and Tier-1s.Ecosystem Growth - Forged technical alliances and GTM strategies with Epic Games, Red Hat, AWS, Dolby, and ST Micro to accelerate partner adoption and expand market reach.Team Building - Built and led a 21-person global team of principal architects and product managers, achieving 100% retention and multiple promotions through inclusive, high-trust leadership.My DifferentiatorI bridge silicon-to-strategy - translating deep technical expertise into business expansion, customer growth, and organizational impact. I bring clarity to complexity, collaboration to execution, and bold direction to growth.I'm passionate about building the partnerships, platforms, and people that power the future of AI and compute.