Ram (Ramki) Krishnan is an industry expert in the area of Networking. He combines deep technology understanding with strategic thinking to bring customer-winning products and solutions to reality. His expertise includes a wide range of technologies and market trends, including: Software Defined Networking (SDN), Network Functions Virtualization (NFV), Public and Private Cloud services, Network Virtualization, Overlay and Underlay Networking, OpenFlow, Data Center, Mobile Networking and MPLS etc. He has previous startup experience. He is recognized innovator with 18 US patents and several conference papers. He is a thought leadership speaker in key conferences such as ONS, OpenStack, and OpenDaylight etc. He is a leader and active participant in several research and standards organizations such as IRTF, IETF and ETSI NFV etc.