Rakshana Balakrishnan is an accomplished cloud infrastructure product leader with over 12 years of experience in designing and delivering technical cloud-based products from concept to launch, including 0-to-1 and 1-to-n products. At AWS, she empowers global customers to create better business outcomes through their cloud journey, by delivering impactful products focused on optimizing cloud spend, improving the cloud security posture, and accelerating AI/ML innovation. Her expertise lies in defining a compelling vision and narrative for each product, conducting in-depth customer research, crafting multi-year roadmaps, managing P&L, defining success criteria metrics, and executing effective go-to-market strategies. Her prior experience at PwC involved implementing custom AI/ML products for customers in the Pharmaceutical industry. Additionally, she holds a Masters degree in Information Systems from Kelley School of Business, Indiana University.
As a recognized thought leader, Rakshana has spoken at numerous international conferences, published articles on cloud product management, and served as an industry judge at prestigious award programs. Passionate about fostering diversity in STEM, she serves as a community engagement leader and actively mentors hundreds of young women, in partnership with globally recognized non-profit organizations.