Shaown Nandi 
Director, Technology, AWS Global Sales, Amazon Web Services

Shaown joined AWS 6 years ago, and currently leads technology for AWS Global Sales. He and his worldwide team partner with a range of customers, from start-ups to large enterprises, to build innovative solutions that transform their businesses and industries. Shaown is passionate about helping customers accelerate their adoption of cutting-edge technologies   to drive business outcomes.

Prior to joining AWS, Shaown served as Chief Information Officer at Dow Jones and Head of Shared Services at News Corp, one of the first enterprise organizations to adopt cloud technology. As CIO, he spearheaded a shared service company called NewsTech to unify IT services across News Corp Business Units worldwide and drove over $100M in cost savings. Shaown has also worked as a global technology executive at IBM, where he managed product development teams in the cloud space. He has an MBA and a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University.