Executive Dinner

Sulabh Sood is currently working as Vice President at Lumen Technologies. He has been tasked to build the execution engine for global technology, IT, engineering, and product organizations. He is leading an organization to manage and direct Program Management, Business Operations, Program governance & prioritization, Budget management, IT Operations, IT Compliance, IT Vendor Management, Strategic outsourcing, and Agile Transformation Office. Before joining Lumen, Sulabh worked in global companies such as GE, Atos and in pre-IPO startups. Sulabh is an accomplished technology leader with diverse experience in digital transformation, cloud implementation, DevOps, GTM strategy, operations, and product & program management. He has led org-wide transformation by partnering with functions such as engineering, product management, customer success, commercial, marketing, finance, and HR. Sulabh firmly believes in establishing a culture of trust, customer obsession, learning, excellence, and holistic people development through inclusion. Sulabh started his career as a Software Engineer after completing Engineering in Computer Science. He gained valuable leadership experience while working with startup CEOs and VCs during his education at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in New Delhi. He is also an alumnus of GE leadership programs. Sulabh has performed leadership advisory to the C-suite including the board of directors and has been a speaker at multiple leadership conferences. As a contribution back to his alma mater, he serves as Vice President for PAN IIT Alumni USA, Atlanta chapter.

Ray has over 2 decades of information technology and security leadership experience with a demonstrable track record of successfully leading complex cybersecurity programs. Ray is responsible for ensuring the company has the right level of protection around critical assets, prepare resources to quickly respond to threats to the business, and serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, partners, and clients. As trusted advisor, Ray internally collaborates with CMG executive and divisional leaders to cultivate a robust security culture that facilitates growth, speed, and innovation. Externally, he serves as the business face to the security organization managing relationships with partners and the customer base. Prior to Cox Media, Ray gained extensive knowledge of the cybersecurity landscape by spending more than 20 years in key roles at companies like RGP, Equifax, FIS, and others.