Adi Prakash
Americas Leader
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Adi is a seasoned leader with a proven track record in building and scaling businesses in the venture capital, strategy, professional services, financial services, healthcare, life sciences and technology sectors. Adi is widely recognized in the industry for his expertise in driving business success through strategic leadership, innovative product development, and building top-performing teams, working with corporate boards, global leaders and their teams on matters related to Strategy, Digital Transformation, AI / Machine-learning and sustainable organizational Transformation.
In his most recent role, Adi spent ~5 years at Amazon / AWS, as P&L owner for cross-industrystrategy and industry verticals, leading a team of 300+ specialists (ex-industry C-Suite, ex-Management Consulting, ex-startup founders, data scientists, builders). Adi and his team focused on developing and implementing winning growth strategies for customers within theHealthcare / Life Sciences, Retail / Manufacturing, Media, Financial Services, Auto, Tech Sectors. Adi and his team’s primary focus areas include Generative AI, Customer Experience,Digital Enterprise, Supply Chain / Smart Factory and Data Monetization, working from obscure bold visions (often 2+ years out), studying the industry landscape (often included category creation), charting the roadmap (25% Business Strategy, 25% Data, 30% tech, 20% Cultural Shift), and executing to drive top-line and bottom-line value (often with partners).
Adi’s past roles have included leadership positions at top Global Financial Services firms (Head of Digital Banking Platforms and Technology at HSBC, Head of Control Functions Technology at Sculptor, Head of Anti-Money Laundering and Fraud at UBS) and as co-founder of startups. Adiis an avid investor in promising enterprises via seed and Series A rounds (across North America and Asia), an active mentor to startups and serves on several Advisory Boards (including Spring Labs, Z School, Innovative Technologies AI currently and Alkymi previously). Adi is also a Forbes Business Council member and actively contributes to articles on Forbes and other leading publications.