Hasan Talukdar

Hasan Talukdar serves as the Vice President and Head of IT at Ciena, where responsibilities include leading worldwide information technology efforts and setting the strategic vision for technology transformation since February 2017. Talukdar has held various leadership roles at Ciena, including VP of IT Business Applications and VP of Infrastructure and Operations, directing initiatives for business transformation and global technology infrastructure. Prior experience includes directing IT Communication and Collaboration Services at LinkedIn and managing global network operations at Cisco Systems, demonstrating extensive expertise in IT infrastructure and technology innovation. Talukdar began a career in network engineering at Principal Financial Group after earning a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from The University of Kansas in 1997.