Gajanana Garuda is an accomplished technology professional currently serving as Chief Architect at Nokia since September 2022. Prior experience includes a role as Software Architect at Parallel Wireless from May 2015 to March 2023, and multiple leadership positions, including Technical Leader at Cisco Systems from November 2005 to May 2015. Earlier career highlights consist of significant contributions as a Sr. Software Engineer at Hughes Software Systems Limited and positions at MRO-TEK and ControlNet India Pvt Ltd. Gajanana Garuda holds a B.Tech in Computer Engineering from the National Institute of Technology Karnataka, earned between 1996 and 2000.