Judging Panel
Poorna Chander Goud Kola
Poorna Chander is a dynamic leader and data visionary with over 18 years of experience driving large-scale enterprise architecture and transformative solutions across financial services and technology. As a Director of Software Engineering and Data Engineering at Capital One, Poorna has designed and implemented cutting-edge Data, ML, and AI strategies that deliver real-time insights and significant business value. With a keen focus on people growth, Poorna has mentored and scaled high-performing teams, fostering a culture of continuous learning and innovation. Poorna is passionate about harnessing data and emerging technologies to solve complex business challenges, review, coach and mentor organizations in their challenging technology transformation.

