Venkat Kondepati is a seasoned technology leader with over two decades of experience driving digital transformation and cloud architecture initiatives across global enterprises. As former Director of Software Engineering at S&P Global, he led multi-million dollar modernization projects, including the migration of 60+ applications to AWS cloud infrastructure and the development of AI-driven data platforms that delivered 70% cost savings. Currently serving as Manager of Data Architecture & Engineering at Ascentt, Venkat specializes in cloud-native architectures, generative AI implementation, and building high-performance engineering teams across distributed global organizations. He holds multiple certifications including AWS Solutions Architect, PMP, and has completed advanced studies in Data Science and Generative AI for Business Transformation.