Deepa Krishnan is a Strategy and Product Management executive with experiences in various technology leadership roles. Currently, Deepa is responsible for helping partners across IBM’s worldwide ecosystem unlock value for their clients by focusing on driving consumption of the hybrid cloud platform. In her prior role in product management for Storage Cloud SW and SaaS at IBM Storage, Deepa was responsible for expanding the IBM Storage portfolio to a multi-cloud operational model, enabling clients to maximize the use of their data across heterogenous environments. Deepa has a strong breadth of experience ranging from mergers and acquisitions to user experience, product design and development. Deepa has received recognition by IBM for both outstanding technical achievement and client engagement. Deepa earned an MBA with honors from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University and a Masters in Computer Science from the University of Florida. She volunteers as a guest speaker at events and enjoys mentoring. Deepa served on the Goizueta Business School Alumni Board for many years, including, as Vice President in 2013, and prior to that as co-chair of the Goizueta Alumni Board's Mentor Program.