Venky Rao is an experienced professional currently working at Amazon in the Perception @ Prime Air team since August 2025. Prior to this role, Venky served as the Head of R&D Software at SPAN from February 2023 to August 2025, focusing on enabling clean energy solutions. Venky's career at Amazon spanned several positions from June 2016 to February 2023, including roles in Science @ Amazon Devices, Autonomy @ Prime Air, and as a TPM at Twitch Prime. As the founder of EdenPatch from March 2015 to May 2016, Venky developed a tool for vegetable gardeners and managed marketing efforts. Previous experience includes a tenure as a Senior Associate at Booz & Company, where leadership was provided for operations and growth strategy projects, and roles at Alcatel-Lucent focusing on portfolio management and growth strategies as well as development of telecom systems. Venky's early career included VoIP product development at Lucent Technologies. Academically, Venky holds an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management and advanced degrees in Computer Science from Lehigh University and the National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli.
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