Summary
Akshay Kannan is a senior technology leader and product executive with 9 years of experience delivering AI, mobile, and cloud platforms. He currently serves as Senior Director of Product Management at Scaled Cognition, where he is building next-generation rational AI models for real-world applications. At Google, he steered Android Location/Context initiatives (Nearby and Activity Recognition) and led Gboard's AI-first, cross-modal input experiences, while also consolidating Google’s developer offerings into a single developer console for Cloud Platform. He earned a BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from UC Berkeley and is based in Berkeley, California. He blends hands-on engineering depth with strategic product leadership to turn ambitious ideas into scalable, developer-friendly products.
10 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Electrical and Computer Engineering, BS, Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of California, Berkeley
Mission San Jose High School