Sowmya Gottipati
Head of Technology and Digital Transformation, Global Functions Estée Lauder Companies, Inc.
Sowmya Gottipati is a highly accomplished Business and Technology Leader who managed and delivered products across Telecom/Data, Media and Retail Industries to the market. She is currently serving as Head of Delivery for all technology products and processes across various functions including Global Supply Chain, Enterprise Business Planning, R&D, Finance, HR Etc., leading digital transformation and providing oversight of all technology solutions globally. Previously she was the Vice President of Technology for Global Supply Chain and VP of Technology for Estée Lauder in Brand CIO capacity.
Prior to Estee Lauder, she was Vice President of Digital and Emerging Technologies at NBCUniversal. Sowmya drove technology innovation and helped deliver solutions enabled by emerging technologies. Prior to NBCUniversal, Sowmya served as a technology leader at AT&T where she managed and delivered products in Data, Web, Mobile and Cloud services.
Sowmya holds MS in Engineering from N.C. State University and MBA from Columbia Business School. She is a champion for Women in Technology and founding member of Women Leaders in Data and AI. She is an aviation enthusiast and holds a private pilot license.
