Vamsi Velagapudi
Candidate for City Council Member, Menlo Park, District 2 · Community Volunteer
Vamsi Velagapudi has lived in Menlo Park for eight years with his family; his daughter was born at Lucille Packard Children's Hospital and attends local public schools. His career spans banking with Lloyds in London, strategy consulting with McKinsey across four continents, and leadership roles in the Bay Area with Google, Cisco, and HP. He serves on the city's Finance and Audit Commission, the Citizens Bond Oversight Committee for Menlo Park City School District's Measure U, and the East Palo Alto Sanitary District Advisory Committee. He volunteers at the Cantor Arts Center, drives for Meals on Wheels, chaperones school trips, serves as a Girl Scouts troop cookie chair, and tutors through Ravenswood Classroom Partners.
Positions in brief
Vamsi Velagapudi is campaigning on bringing private-sector management experience to city operations, responsible housing goals, and family-focused community investment.
Velagapudi says his consulting and corporate background gives him insight into how large, complex organizations work and how to make sound decisions under pressure, which he wants to apply to making city government run more efficiently. He has said he wants to make Menlo Park more family-focused and connected, and points to responsible housing goals and smart investment in quality-of-life improvements such as outdoor play spaces and community gathering areas as priorities.
On the issues
- Government, Elections & Democracy
Supports applying private-sector management experience to make city government operate more efficiently.
“I know how large, complex organizations work, where they go wrong, and how to make smart decisions under pressure.”
Source → - Housing & Homelessness
Supports responsible housing goals for the city.
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