Rakshana Balakrishnan

Rakshana Balakrishnan is an accomplished cloud 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 Oracle, she leads the product development and growth for Oracle AI Database@AWS, an industry-first multicloud product that empowers customers worldwide, across AWS and Oracle clouds. Previously at AWS, she empowered 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 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 such as Product World and MIT CIO Innovator Network, published articles on cloud and AI product management in leading forums such as Forbes and Mind the Product, 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.