Akila Krishnakumar is chief operating officer and country head of India for SunGard Technology Services. Ms. Krishnakumar has built and led product development teams in banking, higher education and the public sector.

As chief operating officer and country head of India for SunGard Technology Services, Akila Krishnakumar plays a central role in managing SunGard’s global product delivery model, working with more than 60 SunGard business units across the globe.

Ms. Krishnakumar has extensive experience managing global product development, where a key success factor is balancing the physical constraints of globally dispersed teams with the need to bring development teams as close to the customer and the market as possible to continually improve customer satisfaction. Ms. Krishnakumar frequently speaks at industry forums about the IT services industry and emerging market needs. She is widely recognized as one of the top women technology leaders in India.