Silky is a Senior Engineering and Product Leader with over 20 years of experience driving innovation, digital transformation, and responsible AI across industries including automotive, telecom (3G/4G/5G/WiFi), IoT, and data. With a background that spans pioneering research to global product delivery, she has led cross-functional teams and shaped strategy in both entrepreneurial and highly matrixed environments. Her leadership spans technical execution, product innovation, and go-to-market strategy—advising on scalable AI and data-driven solutions, accelerating startups, and steering M&A initiatives. Silky is known for translating complex use cases into high-impact solutions, fostering collaboration from the C-suite to engineering, and getting things done. She currently contributes her expertise to Women in Big Data, championing diversity and strategic innovation in the data and AI space.