Lokesh Chechani is a Principal Engineer at Kong Inc. since February 2021, previously serving as a Technology Specialist - Strategy at the Financial Conduct Authority for a short tenure. Before this, Lokesh held the position of Technology Manager - GCP Practice Lead at Publicis Sapient, focusing on Google Cloud Platform architecture. With a long career at Accenture from January 2010 to July 2019 as a Technology Architect, Lokesh contributed to various projects across sectors, including banking and healthcare. Earlier experience includes roles as a Software Engineer and Associate Consultant at Reliance Communication Ltd. Lokesh holds an MS in IT from DAIICT and a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science from North Gujarat University.