Sudar Akkala

Sudar Akkala is an accomplished Principal Technical Program Manager at GoPro, specializing in the end-to-end development and commercialization of HERO Action Camera consumer products since 2017. Previous experience includes program management roles at HARMAN International, overseeing the development of Connected Car Head-Unit software, and at Qualcomm, where management of mobile SoC chip firmware and collaboration with Tier-1 OEM customers were key responsibilities. Sudar also held senior management positions at Kyocera Communications, directing mobile phone development, and contributed to software integration at various startup companies. An extensive background in telecommunications was established during tenures at LightSand, ObjectStream, Samsung Telecom America, and Ericsson, where innovative product development and technical leadership were central to success. Sudar holds a Master of Science in Computer Science from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, and a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Communications from Osmania University.