Strategy. AI Governance. What Comes Next.

Lalitha Suryanarayana is a strategic technology executive with over 30 years of experience leading corporate strategy, M&A, product innovation and ecosystem partnerships across the semiconductor, telecommunications, and data storage sectors.

She has built enterprise AI strategies, established responsible governance structures, and led large-scale AI transformation at global technology companies. A thought leader and active industry speaker, her work sits at the intersection of corporate strategy, corporate development, and AI governance, focusing on how organizations can harness disruptive technologies to reshape operating models, drive competitive advantage, and manage enterprise risk.

Currently, she serves as an Executive in Residence at Techquity Growth Capital, an investment firm providing private credit solutions and advisory services for late-stage IP-rich companies seeking growth capital. Prior to Techquity, Lalitha held senior leadership roles at global industry leaders including Seagate, Infineon, Qualcomm and AT&T. 

A technologist at heart, Ms. Suryanarayana is the inventor on more than fifty issued patents and has multiple publications including a technical book to her credit. During her early tenure as an R&D engineer, she was widely recognized for her pioneering contributions to the industry standardization of mobile and device-independent web technologies. In 2022, she was honored as one of IEEE Women in Engineering’s “Women to Watch.”

Lalitha holds an M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from New York University and an M.B.A. from the University of Texas, Austin. She can be reached at lalitha@yorai.co.