Soumendu Samajpati currently serves as Program Director at Ericsson, having joined the company in July 2011. In this role, Soumendu manages key accounts focusing on 5G core, BSS monetization, containerization, and cloud transformation, and oversees ICT digital transformation engagement and consulting. Prior to Ericsson, Soumendu held the position of Senior Associate/Business Analyst at Tech Mahindra Ltd. from January 2006 to July 2011, where responsibilities included solution design and change management in the Telecom BSS domain. Early career experience includes roles as Associate Manager and Software Engineer at USHACOMM INDIA LTD from July 2004 to January 2006. Soumendu holds a B.Tech degree in Computer Science and Engineering from Netaji Subhash Engineering College, Kolkata, earned from 2000 to 2004.