Shalini Sudarsan is a DevOps engineering leader at KinderCare Learning Companies (USA), where she designs reliable, secure, cost-optimized data and AI platforms. She is a Forbes Technology Council member and a fellow of IETE and IEEE WIE Oregon. She drives governed enterprise AI adoption to speed delivery while reducing risk and spend. She is known for translating complex engineering into measurable business outcomes. She presents internationally and reviews for IEEE and ACM.