Amandeep Khurana

Amandeep Khurana is a seasoned technology leader and entrepreneur currently serving as a Product and Engineering Leader at Amazon Web Services (AWS). He has a diverse background in distributed systems, big data, and cloud computing.1

Career Highlights

AWS Leadership:: Amandeep currently leads product and engineering at AWS, focusing on developing new data privacy and governance solutions. He previously worked at AWS as part of the Elastic MapReduce team, overseeing some of the industry's largest big data implementations.1

Entrepreneurial Ventures:: Prior to his current role, Amandeep co-founded Okera, a data management company specializing in data privacy, security, and governance. As the founding CEO, he successfully raised $14.6 million in funding and grew the company to over 35 employees before transitioning leadership to his co-founder.

Industry Experience:: Amandeep has also worked at Cloudera, supporting customer cloud initiatives, and has been involved in the big data ecosystem since 2009.12

Education and Expertise

Amandeep holds an MS in Computer Science from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and a Bachelor's degree in Electronics & Communication from Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology.1 His areas of expertise include:

• Distributed systems
• Big data technologies
• Cloud computing
• Data privacy and governance
• Product development and engineering leadership

Additional Achievements

• Co-authored the book "HBase in Action" on building applications with HBase1
• Served as a mentor for an entrepreneurship course at the University of California, Berkeley
• Member of the Forbes Technology Council and a fellow of On Deck

Amandeep Khurana is known for his problem-solving skills, clear communication, and technical expertise in the field of data management and cloud technologies.