Suresh Kakarla

Suresh Kakarla is an accomplished technology leader currently serving as the Head of Engineering for the Infrastructure Products Group at HashiCorp since March 2025, where Suresh drives innovations in infrastructure automation through products like Terraform and Nomad. Prior experience includes roles at Visa from December 2019 to March 2025, where Suresh was instrumental as VP of Operations & Infrastructure M&A Integration and VP of IAAS Systems & Storage Engineering, overseeing cloud infrastructure and technology integration during mergers and acquisitions. Previous positions at BNY Mellon involved managing private cloud engineering and a global team focused on application virtualization. Suresh's career also includes key consulting roles at Bank of America and Standard Chartered Bank, coupled with significant contributions in IT infrastructure management. Suresh has further enhanced leadership skills through advanced education from Wharton Executive Education and INSEAD, focusing on organizational leadership.