Arun Ramakrishnan

Arun Ramakrishnan is a Lead Consultant for Global Quality and Compliance at Perficient, where he is responsible for conducting internal compliance audits across global teams and providing strategic consulting support. With more than 15 years of professional experience, Arun has developed expertise in quality, compliance, auditing, technology, and organizational processes, helping businesses identify opportunities to strengthen their practices and meet regulatory and operational requirements.

Arun’s professional background combines quality management, compliance, technology, and strategic consulting. His work involves evaluating internal processes, identifying gaps, supporting compliance initiatives, and helping organizations develop more effective approaches to quality and governance. His experience working across global teams gives him an international perspective on the challenges organizations face when implementing consistent standards and processes across different markets and functions.

A particularly important part of Arun’s professional perspective is digital accessibility and workplace inclusion. Born with profound hearing loss, he brings lived experience to conversations about accessibility, communication barriers, unconscious bias, and inclusion in professional environments. Rather than approaching accessibility solely as a technical or compliance requirement, Arun emphasizes the importance of awareness, empathy, communication, and everyday actions that can make workplaces more inclusive.

Arun has shared his experience and perspective through Userlytics’ UX Spotlight podcast, where he discussed the relationship between accessibility, inclusive communication, leadership, and workplace culture. He highlighted common misconceptions about disabilities in professional settings and discussed how accessible digital tools and thoughtful communication can help remove barriers for employees and users.

His work also emphasizes the importance of incorporating accessibility into technology and infrastructure from the beginning rather than treating it as an issue to address later. His perspective connects organizational compliance with the broader goal of creating digital and professional environments that work effectively for people with different abilities and communication needs.

Arun’s educational background includes a Bachelor of Commerce, an MBA, and a Senior Management Program at the Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode. His LinkedIn profile confirms his completion of the IIM Kozhikode Senior Management Program in 2024–2025. He also holds professional certifications including Certified ScrumMaster and Six Sigma Black Belt, reflecting his background in process improvement, quality management, and organizational effectiveness.

Through his work in quality, compliance, accessibility, and strategic consulting, Arun brings together technical knowledge, business experience, and lived experience to advocate for more inclusive and effective organizations. His perspective is particularly valuable for teams seeking to understand how accessibility, leadership, compliance, and workplace culture can work together to create better experiences for everyone.