Adi Polak

Adi Polak has held various roles in the tech industry since 2012. In 2012, they were a Machine Learning Researcher at Deutsche Telekom Innovation Labs. From 2015 to 2016, they were a Senior Software Engineer and Software Engineer at Akamai Technologies. In 2016, they were an Alumni at BIPA (Bavaria Israel Partnership Accelerator). From 2018 to 2020, they held several roles at Microsoft, including Sr. Manager of Cloud Scale Analytics, Sr. OS Software Engineer 2, and Sr. OS Software Engineer. In 2020, they became an Author and Instructor at O'Reilly Media. In 2021, they took on the role of VP of DevEx at Treeverse - the company behind lakeFS. Finally, in 2022, they became an Official Member of the Forbes Technology Council.

Adi Polak has an education history that includes a Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Software and Information System Engineering, Machine Learning program from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev between 2013 and 2015, and a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Software and Information System Engineering, Machine Learning program from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev between 2010 and 2014. Additionally, Adi Polak has obtained various certifications from institutions such as The Linux Foundation and LinkedIn, including Speaker: KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2021 (obtained in October 2021), Leading at a Distance (obtained in June 2021), Cloud Architecture: Advanced Concepts (obtained in April 2021), Communicating Across Cultures (obtained in April 2021), and Guy Kawasaki on Entrepreneurship (obtained in June 2020).