Arvind Rao is the Chief Technology Officer, Edge Platforms, at EdgeVerve. Arvind has significant experience leading globally distributed product teams through the entire software development lifecycle for various large-scale, mission-critical products. Prior to joining EdgeVerve, he spent over two decades with e2open, where he also held the position of Chief Architect. He began his journey with e2open during its early years in the US, followed by Zyme Solutions in India, and back at e2open after they acquired Zyme. Arvind has worked briefly for Telus Mobility (Toronto) as an Enterprise Architect, leading their Enterprise Architecture initiatives. He started his professional journey with DSET Corporation, NJ, a start-up focused on Telecom Network Management tools and applications. Arvind holds a BE (Comp Science) from Bangalore University and an MS (Computer Science) from the University of Kentucky.