Nokia

Builder. Technopreneur. Market and ecosystem shaper at the intersection of business and technology.

I pioneer innovations that create businesses, put customers at the center, and unlock sustainable growth. For me, real impact goes beyond revenue - it’s about enhancing lives and advancing humanity. I build, scale, and make markets.

I’ve operated at the front edge of disruption - first riding the waves that reshaped industries, then creating them. From software-defined networking to high-performance computing to edge cloud platforms to bringing AI across the computing spectrum, I’ve had the privilege of turning breakthroughs into industry-defining shifts. Today, my focus is on pushing the boundaries of AI and emerging technologies to create the next wave of growth and impact.

As CVP & GM of Intel’s Data Center & AI Group, where I defined and led the company’s AI software strategy spanning the full stack - from hardware and systems software components, to programming frameworks, to scalable enterprise AI solutions - all built on rapidly evolving open-source foundations. I established major enterprise, OEM, and hyperscaler partnerships and launched the Gaudi 3 AI accelerator.

As CVP & GM of Intel’s Networking & Edge Group, I drove innovation in networking and led the global deployment of edge AI solutions - anchored in cloud-native, API-first open architectures. My teams pioneered advances in software-defined cellular & private mobile networks (vRAN, FlexRAN, FlexCore), shape O-RAN standards, scaled DPDK adoption, and deployed IPUs. These efforts unlocked new opportunities for operators, hyperscalers, and the broader ecosystem.

I led the Open Edge Platform from ideation through PoCs, bringing AI across the compute spectrum to enable enterprise digital transformation. I forged strategic partnerships, worked closely with customers, built business models that helped the ecosystem scale.

At HPE, I led some of the world’s most ambitious supercomputing programs - including Frontier, the first exascale system - powering scientific breakthroughs. Earlier at Juniper Networks, I pioneered the vision of Self-Driving Autonomous Networks, setting new standards for programmability, automation and software-defined innovation.

An engineer at heart and a leader by choice, I am excited to work with great people and turn ideas into reality and build something extraordinary together. I am also a proud champion for women in tech and sports, and honored to be recognized among the “Women Worth Watching in Technology” (http://www.womenworthwatching.com/pallavi-mahajan).