Ishan Vaishnavi

Head of Network Automation @Nokia

Munich, DE
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WORK HISTORY

Jan 2026 — Present

Head of Network Automation @Nokia

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Heading the design of level 4 automation for 6G networks - Basic OSS, Platform architecture, Charging and API exposure. Heading the strategy and teams in 3GPP and ORAN.• Collaborated with strategy, business, and marketing teams to align automation initiatives with company goals. • Ensured AI technologies delivered tangible value, focusing on total cost of ownership reduction and revenue growth.

EDUCATION

2020 — 2022

Kellogg-WHU Executive MBA

Executive MBA

1998 — 2003

IIT Delhi

Integrated Master's, Mathematics and Computing

2011

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam)

PhD, Multimedia Networks - Shared Experiences

SKILLS

Networks, Multimedia, Virtualization, Real Time NetworksSoftware EngineeringEmbedded SystemsComputer ScienceProgrammingSoftware DesignUmlEclipseMatlabAlgorithmsJavaPythonC++CSoftware DevelopmentTelecommunications

ABOUT ISHAN VAISHNAVI

In depth experience in all aspects of the product chain, from creating the vision, to conceptualization, to the details in implementation/standardization to products - I get it done.More recently directing a global team with multiple success stories of delivering the industry’s next vision. Currently focusing on assisting efforts on monetization strategies for the Telco industry - particularly understanding the opportunities around business platforms and the impact of AI. The work is translated and delivered to stakeholders across Nokia – the exec level, products, strategists, architects, researchers, standards delegates, and inventors. Experience in leading large multi-cultural team management. I live the Kellogg (MBA school) moto: “low ego high impact”. Leadership achievements: Convinced all BGs to move towards platforms, trying to reduce internal red tape, support creation of new ideas with psychological safety that fostered employees to be innovative, trusted channel between product, strategy and standards teams.Technical achievements: Agentic AI communication towards 6G, Data driven telecommunication platforms, 5G core slicing and management architectural concepts, microservices architecture for network management, network management & automation, Application centric architecture, API exposure.

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