Valliappa Lakshmanan

Valliappa (Lak) Lakshmanan is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in data analytics, artificial intelligence, and meteorology. Currently serving as an Operating Executive for Data and AI at Silver Lake, Valliappa has also authored works for O'Reilly. Previous roles include Director of Data Analytics and AI Solutions at Google, Tech Lead for Big Data and ML Professional Services at Google, Director of Meteorology and Data Science at The Climate Corporation, and Research Scientist at the University of Oklahoma and the National Severe Storms Lab.