Shanker V Selvadurai
CTO of Cloud, Data & Artificial Intelligence Solutions, IBM Asia Pacific
Shanker V Selvadurai is currently the CTO of Cloud,
Data & Artificial Intelligence (AI) Solutions for IBM Asia Pacific where he
leads the technical organization that helps clients across Asia Pacific to
explore and co-create cloud based solutions that leverage data and AI capabilities
to deliver better decisions and outcomes.
Prior to joining IBM in 2006, Shanker held key
leadership positions in areas of research, development, consulting, sales and
marketing with technology companies like AT&T, NCR and Fujitsu as well as
start-up BlueGill Technologies. While leading teams varying in size from 6 to over
1,000 across North America, Europe and Asia, he amassed extensive experience
and honed deep skills in building and applying technology enabled capabilities
that transform businesses and organizations.
Shanker holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of
Business Administration from the University of Nottingham, UK. He is also an
Open Group Master Certified Architect. Besides having published international
patents/papers, Shanker actively contributed in international technology
standards committees that include the IFX Forum, OFX Consortium and the Microsoft
Advisory Council. As adjunct lecturer at the Singapore Management University,
he taught courses related to Services Science and Advanced Business Technology.