Alton Chakava

Alton Chakava is a Technical Program Manager at Google, specializing in Global Network Infrastructure. They previously served as a Regional Technical Program Manager at CSquared, where they led cost-saving initiatives and contributed to the design of a significant DWDM backbone network in West Africa. Alton worked as a Network Manager at the Bandwidth and Cloud Services Group, building an IP/MPLS network across six East African countries and guiding a team of 20. They hold an MBA in Strategic Management from Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University, which they completed in 2020. Alton's early career included a role as a Service Engineer at Ericsson, where they supported customer networks in GSM/UMTS environments.