Ankit Kuwadekar

Ankit Kuwadekar is an experienced technology and business leader with a strong background in advertising technology and inventory management. At Amazon from April 2019 to March 2023, Ankit served as General Manager for various divisions, including Inventory AdTech, Amazon DSP, and Physical/OOH AdTech, where responsibilities included P&L accountability, technical strategy development, and team growth. Prior to Amazon, Ankit was a Graduate Research Assistant at Purdue University, engaging in advanced research in Distributed Systems, Virtualization, Information Security, and AI/ML. Ankit also held positions as Lead Software Engineer and Engineering Intern focused on ad technology. Ankit earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics and Computer Science from Purdue University and is a PhD Candidate in Computer Science.