Leela T. is a highly experienced engineering leader with a strong background in core storage, data infrastructure, and analytics. Currently serving as the Head of Engineering at NetApp, Leela has previously held significant roles such as Head of Analytics at Workday and Sr Director of Engineering at Rubrik, Inc. In addition to these executive positions, Leela contributes as an advisor to Chisel and Bryght.ai. Leela holds a Ph.D. in Image Processing with a focus on machine learning approaches for image identification from Andhra University, as well as a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science and Engineering from Gulburga University.