Quais Taraki

Quais Taraki is an accomplished professional with a strong background in computer engineering. He studied Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo and has held several key roles in reputable organizations. Currently, Quais serves as the Vice President of Compute at Oracle Cloud Infrastructure at Oracle. Prior to this, he was an Advisor at Microsoft Ventures and a Co-Founder of a startup. Quais brings a wealth of experience from his time at Amazon.com, where he held various positions including Senior Software Development Manager, Software Development Manager, and Senior Technical Program Manager Lead at Alexa Speech Technologies. He also worked as a Senior Program Manager at Microsoft in Xbox Platform Research & Design and held multiple program manager roles within the same organization. Quais' diverse experience also includes internships in software development, security analysis, and project management at Research In Motion, The Canadian Medical Protective Association, University of Waterloo, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and Xandros Corporation.