Lalita Ponnekanti

Strategic Operations Executive, Business Transformation Agent PDD Program Board Member

Lalita is a versatile leader and change agent with over 20 years of strategic planning and operations, product marketing, product management, communications, customer engagement, and business transformation experience.

Most recently, she created a product management center of excellence for an enterprise technology portfolio and led complex and high-impact programs reaching customers, executives, and global teams. She thrives on connecting the dots between strategy and execution and is a natural people connector.

Lalita earned a bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering at the University of Toronto in Canada. She also completed a master's degree in Business Administration from Southern Methodist University in Dallas. Lalita enjoys travel, cooking, and watching movies. She most enjoys spending time with her husband, two children, and extended family and friends.