Alok Khanna

Alok Khanna has a diverse and extensive work experience in the field of engineering and technology. Alok has held various leadership positions in reputable companies such as EdCast, Petuum, Inc., Microsoft, Skype, Yahoo!, E2open, and Ettache.com.

At EdCast, Alok is currently serving as the Senior Director of Engineering - AI/ML, utilizing their expertise in artificial intelligence and machine learning.

During their tenure at Petuum, Inc., Alok served as the Head of Product Engineering and Director of Engineering, where they played a key role in industrializing Artificial Intelligence on a large scale. Alok led an impressive team of data engineers, software engineers, machine learning engineers, and AI researchers. Alok was responsible for the entire lifecycle of AI/ML model development, training, testing, experimentation, and deployment for various enterprises. Additionally, they incubated the New Frontiers team, launching five different ML products in nine months and deploying them to multiple enterprise customers.

Alok's work experience at Microsoft includes serving as the Principal Engineering Director for the Conversational Platform (CaaP), where they led a team working on the next generation of Artificial Intelligence, CaaP, and Bot platform for millions of users. Alok also held the position of Principal Engineering Manager in the Indirect Monetization Portfolio, leading teams to deliver innovative consumer and advertiser/merchant products while driving the strategy and direction of Skype.

At Skype, Alok worked as the Engineering Manager for the Enterprise Business Unit, overseeing the execution, roadmap, and products for various Skype offerings. Alok played a pivotal role in revitalizing Skype's C2B lead generation products and developing a vision and roadmap for Skype's C2B offerings.

At Yahoo!, Alok served as the Senior Engineering Manager, responsible for the overall software development lifecycle for Yahoo! Small Business. Alok led the modernization and business continuity planning of Yahoo! Small Business Software as a Service (SOA) infrastructure, resulting in significant scalability improvements.

Prior to Yahoo!, Alok worked at E2open as a Development Manager, leading a team in the development of an enterprise collaboration and integration platform. Alok successfully managed vendor relationships and contributed to substantial growth in active companies and managed files.

At Ettache.com, Alok held the position of Director of Engineering, supervising a team involved in the development of N-Tier, a component-based architecture for accessing and analyzing personalized information. Alok was responsible for scalability, performance, and technical integration solutions for financial customer sites.

Overall, Alok Khanna’s work experience showcases their expertise in artificial intelligence, machine learning, software engineering, product development, and team leadership in various technology-focused companies.

Alok Khanna has a Master's Degree in Computer Science from the University of Southwestern Louisiana, Center for Advanced Computer Studies in Lafayette. In addition, Alok holds certifications such as "On Leadership" by Jeff Weiner from LinkedIn, "Certified Scrum Product Owner" from Scrum Alliance obtained in June 2010, and "Certified ScrumMaster" from Scrum Alliance obtained in June 2010.