Meenakshi Kaul-Basu is a seasoned engineering leader with expertise in building and leading global teams for successful delivery of software solutions in diverse organizations including Facebook, Ericsson, Oracle, and Sun Microsystems. With a Master's degree in Electrical Communication Engineering from the Indian Institute of Science and a Bachelor of Science in Physics (Hons) from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, Meenakshi has a strong foundation in technology and a passion for leading teams towards success. Throughout her career, she has demonstrated her ability to set product strategy aligned with business objectives and build partner ecosystems to deliver high-quality technical solutions. Her specialties include building web-scale infrastructure, distributed systems, cloud storage solutions, big data solutions, and high availability & disaster recovery solutions. Meenakshi's success is underlined by a number of accolades, including the Distinguished Service Award from her alma mater, the Indian Institute of Technology in Kharagpur.