Lalit Ahuja

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Lalit Ahuja
Position:
Chief Technology Officer
Bio:

Lalit Ahuja is responsible for the direction, implementation and delivery of GridGain’s technology strategy. He works closely with GridGain customers and partners worldwide and leads the Engineering, Product Management and Delivery teams in ensuring GridGain products and services meet or exceed all customer expectations.

In his career spanning over 25 years, Lalit has led various IT functions including enterprise architecture, product management, large scale program management, IT operations and served as a digital strategy advisor to executives at Fortune 500 enterprises.

Prior to GridGain, Lalit led the global Customer Success team at Akana, a leader in API Management and Application Services Governance space, where he was responsible for increased customer retention and more than 300% growth in Akana’s consulting services business.

Lalit holds a Master’s degree in Engineering and an MBA from UCLA.

Bio:

Lalit Ahuja is responsible for the direction, implementation and delivery of GridGain’s technology strategy. He works closely with GridGain customers and partners worldwide and leads the Engineering, Product Management and Delivery teams in ensuring GridGain products and services meet or exceed all customer expectations.

In his career spanning over 25 years, Lalit has led various IT functions including enterprise architecture, product management, large scale program management, IT operations and served as a digital strategy advisor to executives at Fortune 500 enterprises.

Prior to GridGain, Lalit led the global Customer Success team at Akana, a leader in API Management and Application Services Governance space, where he was responsible for increased customer retention and more than 300% growth in Akana’s consulting services business.

Lalit holds a Master’s degree in Engineering and an MBA from UCLA.

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