Syed Hoda

Syed Hoda is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in innovation strategy, marketing, and business development. Currently serving as an Innovation Strategist at Amazon Web Services (AWS) and as a Faculty Lecturer at the University of California, Berkeley, Hoda also holds advisory roles at Regrello and Human Rights Watch, and is an official member of the Forbes Communications Council. Previous leadership positions include serving as President and Chief Commercial Officer at Crate.io and Chief Marketing Officer at Sight Machine, Scality, and ParStream, where Hoda contributed to significant advancements in AI, machine data, and software-defined storage. Hoda's career at Cisco spanned over a decade, culminating in roles such as General Manager and COO, where strategic oversight and innovation initiatives were spearheaded. Hoda holds an MBA in International Marketing from Emory University and an undergraduate degree in Industrial Engineering from Case Western Reserve University.