Prasanna Laghate

About Prasanna Laghate

Cloud Infrastructure | Distributed Systems | Edge Compute | Global-Scale EngineeringI build and lead large-scale cloud, CDN, and edge platforms that serve the world’s largest enterprises—with a focus on performance, reliability, cost efficiency, and engineering excellence.I’ve led global teams of engineers across the Americas, EMEA, and APJ, operating platforms that generate $2B+ in annual revenue and deliver planet-scale workloads.My leadership philosophy balances long-term platform vision with near-term delivery, and combines deep hands-on technical understanding with the ability to develop the next generation of engineering leaders.Interests: Multi-cloud edge architectures, serverless and cloud-native/k8s platforms, large-scale distributed systems, reliability engineering, eBPF and modern networking stacks, cloud cost strategy, ML-driven optimization, compute/storage/networking infra.

Experience

1. Vice President of Cloud Technology Engineering

   Akamai Technologies

   Apr 2023 — Present

   Responsible for Akamai Cloud (Compute, Containers, Storage, Networking) and CDN Engineering.

Education

• University of Southern California

  MS, Computer Science

  2000 — 2001

• Savitribai Phule Pune University

  BE, Computer Engineering

  1996 — 2000

• Columbia Business School

  Executive Education, Leading Strategic Growth

  2018 — 2018

Skills

• Scrum
• Linux
• Enterprise Software
• Integration
• Apache
• Distributed Systems
• Akamai
• Network Architecture
• Product Management
• Software Project Management
• Scalability
• Software Engineering
• Networking
• Agile Methodologies
• Data Analysis
• Management
• Cloud Computing
• Streaming Media
• Content Distribution Networks
• Unix