Vidya Shankaran is an experienced technology professional with a diverse background that includes significant roles at Commvault as Field CTO for Emerging Technologies and Global Solutions Architect, as well as at Oracle India as Systems Sales Consultant managing systems sales for the Karnataka region. Previous experience includes freelance work as an Ad Critic and Blogger, serving as Technology Lead at Infosys Technologies Ltd. where oversight included an onsite coordination role for Walgreens, and initial software development roles within the same company. Additionally, Vidya served as Project Officer for the Center for Environment and Education, managing a biomedical waste treatment facility project. Vidya holds a Bachelor of Technology in Chemical Engineering from Bharathidasan University and is currently pursuing studies at MIT Sloan School of Management.