Prakash Kota is a purpose-driven leader, passionate about fostering a culture where technology enables employees to do their best work and deliver exceptional service to customers. His leadership is centered on leveraging innovation to enhance workforce experiences, drive productivity, and scale operations for long-term success.

As former SVP & CIO at Autodesk, Prakash Kota drove a multi-faceted enterprise strategy that enabled Autodesk to grow and scale its business, and seamlessly deliver world-class technology experiences.
Prakash led the Enterprise Systems and Experience team, which managed critical technology supporting the company’s global enterprise systems, customer operations, business platforms engineering, and infrastructure, including data and security operations, and workforce collaboration and productivity services. Prakash and the team delivered innovative solutions allowing people to focus on higher-value work and accelerate business results.
Prakash was named a Bay Area CIO “Global” Orbie award winner, a Forbes innovative technology leader on the “CIO Next” list, and a “Top 100 CIO” by the National Diversity Council.