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Deepak Pande

Critic · DISC type C
Head of Startups Strategy (APAC & Japan) at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
📍 Singapore

Deepak leads Startup Strategy for the APAC and Japan region at AWS, focusing on creating go-to-market plans for startups. His career is rooted in strategic planning, with previous leadership roles at BNY Mellon and Cognizant, and he holds a management degree from IIM, Indore.

He shows a keen interest in purpose-driven companies that prioritize their environmental and social footprint over purely financial goals. He admires businesses that align their actions with strong ethical values, as seen in his appreciation for brands like Patagonia.

He has a unique focus on helping startups become "Unicorns & Soonicorns, " a term he used to describe his work with Indias fastest-growing cloud-native businesses.

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Experience
19 Years
Current Role
Head of Startups Strategy (APAC & Japan)
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Singapore
Personality Overview

How Deepak shows up

Objective Thinker
Information Seeker
ROI Driven

They like to take decisions independently and do not seek others' support often. They prefer to analyze logically and value objective facts over emotions. Unless the value is proven by data, they are unlikely to value fancy features.

Priorities

Topics Deepak cares about

Startup GTM Strategy
He crafts the Go-To-Market strategy for AWS field teams to enable thousands of startups across the APAC and Japan region to build and scale their businesses.
Fintech & Healthtech
Holds AWS certifications in both Financial Services and Healthcare, showing a specialized interest in helping startups navigate these regulated industries.
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Career

Work history

7-2020
Head of Startups Strategy (APAC & Japan)
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
9-2019 - 6-2020
Program Manager | Digital Native Business, India
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
6-2018 - 8-2019
Senior Program Manager | International Seller Growth
Amazon
7-2016 - 5-2018
Group Manager/Vice-President | Strategy
BNY Mellon
8-2011 - 6-2016
Senior Manager | Operational Excellence, BFS Strategy
Cognizant Technology Solutions
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2010 - 2011
EPGP
Indian Institute of Management, Indore
2011 - 2011
Executive Leadership Program
University of Pittsburgh Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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