Aravind Yarlagadda

Aravind Yarlagadda is executive vice president and chief digital officer for Eaton, a global power management company.

Prior to joining Eaton, Aravind was most recently executive vice president and general manager, Outcomes Business of Itron, a market−leading company delivering IoT solutions for the utilities and cities industry segments.

Throughout his career, Aravind has served in a number of leadership roles including senior vice president, Industry Business for Schneider Electric; vice president, Products, Invensys Operations Management Business for Invensys PLC; and chief technology officer and senior vice president, Product Development for Tyco Industrial Solutions.

Aravind currently holds key consultative roles with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the International Society of Automation (ISA) and Smart City Forum. He is also a consulting staff member for the Energy Storage Association (ESA) and the Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME).

Aravind has previously served as a board member for Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI) and IoT World.

He holds an MBA from University of California, Berkeley, a master's degree in computer science from Texas A&M University, and a bachelor's degree in engineering, electronics and instrumentation from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India.