Krishna is a Principal for Telco Solutions at AWS and leads the global technology charter for the AWS-Tech Mahindra partnership. In this role, Krishna works on strategic initiatives with TechM to build managed telco cloud solution frameworks on AWS, in areas of network operations, customer experience and cloudified network realization including IoT. Prior to AWS, Krishna was an Associate Fellow at Verizon and led the strategy, concept realization and planning of Verizon's OpenSON RAN automation ecosystem. With over 20 years of experience  in the field, Krishna's goal is to help customers simplify complex operations, optimize resources for sustainability and cost reductions by bringing forth the flexibility and efficiency of the cloud, coupled with the power of automation.