Sourav Jena has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer at Coredge.io. 

In his new role, he will lead Coredge.io’s vision of building a trusted sovereign AI and cloud platform, driving collaboration with enterprises, governments, and cloud service providers while accelerating innovation and expanding the company’s global presence in AI and cloud services. 

Prior to this, he served as Senior Vice President and Head of Partner Strategy at Kore.ai, where he led the global partner strategy across hyperscalers, global system integrators (GSIs), BPOs, and reseller ecosystems. Earlier, as Vice President – Strategic Partnerships, he was responsible for building strategic alliances with hyperscalers and ISVs, strengthening the company’s global partner network and accelerating AI adoption. 

Before joining Kore.ai, he was Senior Strategic Account Manager at Amazon Web Services (AWS), where he managed strategic enterprise customers and helped drive cloud adoption, digital transformation, and long-term business growth for key accounts. 

Earlier, he spent nearly five years with Microsoft in leadership roles including Strategic Client Manager and Enterprise Account Executive. During his tenure, he managed some of Microsoft’s largest strategic global customers, led enterprise business across manufacturing, aviation, BFSI, and IT services sectors, and was recognized as one of the top performers in Microsoft’s India subsidiary. He also began his association with Microsoft as a Summer Intern. 

He started his professional career with Ericsson Global India Limited as Operations Lead, where he managed telecom network operations, Node B integration, software upgrades, network optimization, and field support for large-scale mobile network deployments. 

Earlier, he gained technical experience through internships at ST-Ericsson, DRDO, Ministry of Defence, Govt. of India, and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, building a strong foundation in telecommunications, networking, radar systems, and communication technologies. 

With over 15 years of experience spanning AI, cloud computing, strategic partnerships, enterprise sales, hyperscaler ecosystems, digital transformation, and technology leadership, he brings deep expertise in scaling high-growth technology businesses and building strategic ecosystems that drive innovation and sustainable business growth. 

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