Subhash (Sam) S. Valanju
VP and Ex-CIO
Johnson Controls


Subhash (Sam) S. Valanju has 40 plus years of experience in leading IT for Global Corporation.  He has held IT leadership positions at Johnson Controls (13 years), Rockwell Automotive (Arvin Merritor) (10 years), and Federal-Mogul Corporation (18 years).

Sam has a BSME from the University of Mumbai, India, MSIE from the Illinois Institute of Technology and MBA from the University of Detroit.  He is APICS certified in Inventory and Resource Management.

He has  served on the Board of Advisors of Technology companies such as HP, MCI, Nortel, AT&T Mobility Solutions.  He has been active with the Society of Information Management and also various community charity organizations.