Akhil Aggrawal

Akhil Aggrawal is an experienced Enterprise Architect at Databricks since May 2022 and Co-Founder and Board Member of Small Steps Foundation, a charitable organization focused on educating underprivileged children in India, since 2006. Prior to these roles, Akhil served as a Senior Principal Architect at Palo Alto Networks, where responsibilities included leading the architectural design for Sales, CRM, and CPQ Platforms, and as Principal Architect at Dell Technologies overseeing DellEmc.com. Additional experience includes positions as Senior Director of Architecture and Distinguished Engineer at Cisco, where Akhil was Chief Architect for Cisco.com, as well as various technical roles at YASH Technologies, NextDoor Networks, and IIS Infotech. Akhil holds a Master’s degree in Software Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, and a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from Aligarh Muslim University.