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Sekhar Mallipeddi

Author: Sekhar Mallipeddi

Sekhar is the Worldwide Technical Leader for Travel at AWS with the charter to support and help travel and hospitality customers innovate using AWS cloud to enhance customer experience and improve operational efficiency. Sekhar leads the technical field community for Travel that enables internal AWS teams, ISVs, and GSIs creating technical assets, reference architectures, and solutions. Prior to joining AWS, he spent 20 years in the Travel and Hospitality industry in information technology strategy, cloud strategy, and enterprise architecture roles and built products for aircraft predictive maintenance, revenue management, customer master data management, and analytics. He holds a M.S. in computer science from University of Texas at Arlington, and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. In his spare time, Sekhar loves to cook and experiment with ingredients and cuisines from around the world, and traveling with his family in search of amazing food and wine and has visited over 40 countries.

Executive Conversations: Kim Macaulay, Head of Data, Quality and Governance, IATA

This interview between Kim Macaulay, Head of Data, Quality and Governance, IATA and Sekhar Mallipeddi, WW Travel Tech Leader at AWS, is taken from the Travel and Hospitality issue of AWS Architecture Monthly. Be sure to check out the magazine for more customer stories, thought leadership, reference architecture and more. — Sekhar Mallipeddi: Please explain the […]

AWS Travel and Hospitality Partner Conversations: Reltio

Manish Sood, CTO, Founder and Chairman of Reltio joins Sekhar Mallipeddi, Worldwide Technical Leader for AWS Travel and Hospitality, for a broad-ranging discussion around how AWS Partners are helping customers build resilience and prepare for what’s next in travel and hospitality.During this unprecedented time for the industry, we have been inspired by the innovations that […]

Executive Conversations: Building Resiliency with Alison Taylor, Chief Customer Officer, American Airlines

Alison Taylor, Chief Customer Officer of American Airlines, joins Sekhar Mallipeddi, WW Technical Leader for AWS Travel and Hospitality, for a broad-ranging discussion about the recent disruption faced by travel and hospitality companies – and her company’s response to that disruption. American’s purpose is to care for people on life’s journey. Shares of American Airlines […]

AWS Travel and Hospitality Partner Conversations: Mphasis

Nitin Rakesh, CEO and Executive Director of Mphasis joins Sekhar Mallipeddi, Worldwide Technical Leader for AWS Travel and Hospitality, for a broad-ranging discussion around how AWS Partners are helping customers build resilience and prepare for what’s next in travel and hospitality. During this unprecedented time for the industry, we have been inspired by the innovations […]

Executive Conversations: Building Resiliency with Pedro Heilbron, CEO, Copa Holdings

Pedro Heilbron, CEO of Copa Holdings & Copa Airlines, joins Sekhar Mallipeddi, WW Technical Leader for AWS Travel and Hospitality, for a broad-ranging discussion about the recent disruption faced by travel and hospitality companies – and his company’s response to that disruption. Copa Holdings is a leading Latin American provider of passenger and cargo services. […]

What’s New From re:Invent 2020 – Relevant Travel and Hospitality Launches

With so many launches and announcements of new services and major features during re:Invent, it can be hard to keep track of the most relevant ones for the travel and hospitality industry. Of the many announcements, three stood out as game changers for our travel and hospitality customers at this crucial time for the industry: […]