Chief Technology and AI Officer

b. 1977

Pallavi Mahajan is a globally recognized technology and business leader driving the convergence of AI, advanced computing and intelligent networking. From architecting the early Internet to scaling high performance computing, edge cloud and AI platforms, she has consistently transformed breakthroughs into scalable business models - leveraging open ecosystems, strategic partnerships and disciplined execution to deliver industry defining shifts.

A disruptor and innovator at heart, Pallavi has a sharp instinct for what’s next – and how to turn it into reality.

Today, as Chief Technology and AI Officer, Pallavi sets the company’s long term technology roadmap, shapes portfolio strategy and connects frontier research directly to commercial execution, driving sustainable growth and market leadership. She leads central platform teams to build scalable foundations for innovation and drives strategic partnerships across the global technology ecosystem to extend Nokia’s external impact. Her focus is on advancing AI and emerging technologies to unlock new business models and position Nokia at the centre of the digital economy.

She is driving the shift to AI native networks - networks that do more than connect intelligence, but continuously learn, adapt and optimise through it. Working across Bell Labs and the global technology ecosystem, she is translating foundational science into open platforms, scalable products and real world impact, accelerating the journey from breakthrough research to industry wide adoption.

A named inventor on multiple US patents, Pallavi brings a global perspective shaped by leadership roles across Asia, Europe, and North America. As CVP & GM for Datacenter & AI at Intel, Pallavi spearheaded the global strategy and execution for AI accelerators, AI datacenter innovation and open software ecosystems. Previously, as CVP & GM of Intel’s Network and Edge Group, she drove the end-to-end business transformation for the edge and networking software portfolio, from strategy to market entry – incubating a new software business and establishing a P&L.

Earlier, as VP of Engineering for the High-Performance Computing (HPC) & AI business at HPE, Pallavi scaled the Cray acquisition to exascale – delivering the Frontier for Oak Ridge National Laboratory and transforming HPE’s HPC business.  

Prior to HPE, she spent 16 years at Juniper Networks, where she pioneered the vision of self-driving autonomous networks, set new standards for programmability, and led software monetization and SaaS delivery strategies.

Pallavi holds a Bachelor of Technology degree in Computer Science from the National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra, as well as a Master’s degree in Science in Software Systems from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani. She also completed the Advanced Leadership Program at Stanford University Graduate School of Business.
 

Career history:

• 2024–2025 Corporate Vice President & GM, Data Center and AI Group, Intel
• 2022–2024 Corporate Vice President & GM, Network and Edge Group, Intel
• 2021–2022 Vice President, Solutions Engineering & Customer Experience, High Performance Compute, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
• 2020–2021 Vice President, Head of Software Engineering for Compute, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
• 2016–2019 Vice President Engineering, Juniper Networks
• 2003–2016 Several senior positions, Juniper Networks
• 2001–2003 Technical Lead, BayPackets
• 1998–2001 Research Engineer, Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT)