Ankit Patel

Ankit P. currently serves as the Vice President of Product Engineering at Cruise, leading efforts in engineering, product, design, and technical program management to innovate in autonomous ride-hail and delivery services. Previously, Ankit held the position of Senior Vice President of Engineering at Foursquare, overseeing a broad spectrum of product development, including consumer apps and enterprise solutions. Ankit was also the General Manager of the AWS IoT Platform at Amazon Web Services, managing a large team and the comprehensive product portfolio for IoT. Prior to that, Ankit served in various engineering roles at Amazon, including Director of Engineering for Amazon Prime and Senior Manager of Software Development for Fulfillment by Amazon, where significant contributions to customer acquisition and experience enhancements were made. Ankit began a career at Intel as a Hardware Architect, focusing on advanced processor design. Ankit holds a degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Waterloo.