Ankush Prakash

About Ankush Prakash

Outcome-driven leader with over 15 years of technology industry experience, and a background in engineering, M&A, finance and strategy. As a leader in the Cisco Corporate Strategy team, reporting to the Chief Strategy Officer & GM Applications, responsible for mid-to-long term strategic transformation for the company, with a focus on the SaaS/aaS evolution of the multi-billion dollar Enterprise Networking and Security portfolios, including growth initiatives through organic incubation, venture investments and M&A.At Morgan Stanley, I have been a technology-focused Investment Banker, helping companies across software, security, application infrastructure, Internet and semiconductor verticals, with over 30 completed strategic advisory and financings, including sell-side and buy-side M&A, public and private equity financings including IPOs, Follow-Ons, private placements and converts as well as debt capital arrangements.Prior to that, I worked in RF software and systems engineering for mobile devices at Qualcomm, where I led multiple development teams through entire product design cycles from bring-up through product launch including the iPhone4S.Happy to connect - ankush.prakash at gmail.com

Experience

1. Vice President, Aws Corporate Development

   Amazon

   Apr 2026 — Present

Education

• UCLA Anderson School of Management

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance, General

• University of Waterloo

  Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Computer Engineering

Skills

• Quick Thinker
• Fundraising
• Product Management
• Strategy
• Business Development
• Financial Analysis
• Project Management
• Wireless
• Mobile Devices
• Financial Modeling
• Valuation
• Humor
• Analysis
• Competitive Analysis
• Start-Ups
• Team Leadership
• Analytics
• Business Strategy
• Product Marketing