Prativa Behera

Prativa Behera is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in network solutions and system architecture. Currently serving as Director of Network Solutions at Optum since April 2023, Prativa previously held the role of Director and Senior Manager - Dental Networks at Change Healthcare from May 2020 to April 2023. Prativa's background includes significant positions at Cognizant, where roles spanned from Architect to analyzing Service Oriented Architecture leveraging open-source technologies, Amazon AWS, and Oracle Fusion Middleware, as well as application development at IBM India Private Limited. Starting the career at Satyam Computer Services Ltd as a Software Engineer, Prativa has consistently focused on implementing complex integrations and architecture solutions. Prativa holds an Executive Certificate in Management from UVA McIntire School of Commerce and a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering from BPUT, Orissa, India.