Vinod A. Murthy is the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Cognex Corporation, a provider of machine vision products headquartered in Natick, Massachusetts, a role he has held since 2014. In this position, he reports directly to the CEO and is responsible for the company's financial strategy, planning, treasury, tax, internal audit, and investor relations functions. Prior to joining Cognex, Murthy served as Chief Financial Officer of Art Technology Group (ATG) from 2006 until its acquisition by Oracle Corporation in 2010. Following the acquisition, he held senior finance roles at Oracle. Previously, he was Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration at Vignette Corporation from 2002 to 2006, and before that, he held various senior finance positions at EMC Corporation, including Vice President of Finance for the Americas region. Murthy holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in electrical engineering from the University of Bombay (now University of Mumbai) and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Simon School of Business at the University of Rochester.