Prasad Gontu

About Prasad Gontu

Strategic IT and infrastructure leader with 20+ years of experience leading enterprise-scale digital transformation, global infrastructure operations, and cloud modernization across regulated environments, supported by a strong business and leadership foundation from an Executive MBA at IIM Ahmedabad.Proven ability to deliver highly available (99.99%), secure, and resilient platforms while driving cost optimization through cloud transformation, automation, and vendor rationalization. Deep expertise in hybrid cloud strategy (AWS, Azure), platform engineering, technology operations, observability, ITSM (ITIL), cybersecurity, and enterprise governance.Strong background in SOX, SOC, ISO 27001, ISO audit readiness, and risk management.Known for executive stakeholder engagement, building high-performing global teams, and translating technology strategy into measurable business outcomes.

Experience

1. Head, IT (Enterprise Infrastructure & Cloud)

   Franklin Templeton

   Jun 2019 — Present · Hyderabad, IN

Education

• Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad (JNTUH)

  Bachelor of Technology

• Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM Ahmedabad)

  Executive MBA (Business Administration)

Skills

• Team Management
• Service Delivery
• Business Analysis
• Global Delivery
• Sdlc
• Solution Architecture
• Communication
• Business Process Improvement
• Service Management
• Management
• Service-Level Agreements (Sla)
• IT Operations
• Itil
• IT Strategy
• Project Management
• Outsourcing
• Requirements Analysis
• Mentoring, Training & Development
• Microsoft Office
• Problem Management
• Leadership
• Sla
• IT Service Management
• Incident Management
• Change Management
• Pre-Sales
• System Monitoring
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Stakeholder Management
• Operations Management
• Vendor Management