Praveen Jayakumar

Examiner
DISC Type : cs

Head of Technology Generative and Agentic AI, Asia-Pacific & Japan at Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Singapore

Overview

Praveen Jayakumar is a technology leader with over 25 years of experience in enterprise architecture at firms like Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Cognizant. A graduate of BITS Pilani, he recently co-founded Aivar, an AI-first services startup, after leading AWSs Generative and Agentic AI technology for the Asia-Pacific region.

Outside of his technology career, Praveen is deeply committed to supporting education for neurodiverse children. He is a founder trustee of the Pragathi Education Trust, which runs a non-profit school that provides specialized learning and covers fees for families who cannot afford them.

Unique fact: He co-founded a non-profit school, the Pragathi Alt School, which is dedicated to the learning needs of neurodiverse children.

Personality Overview

Status Quo Seeker

Late Adopter

Tough To Convince

They are thorough and always follow a systematic approach.  They do not like taking risks at all and go for proven options in the end. They are quite aware of their needs and limitations, so they are unlikely to over-promise.

Topics They Care About

AI Startups
Recently co-founded Aivar, an AI-first services startup, after a long tenure in senior technology roles at AWS, focusing on helping enterprises adopt AI solutions.
Agentic AI Systems
A frequent speaker on building and scaling intelligent, production-ready AI agents, a core focus of his recent work and public presentations.
Enterprise AI Adoption
His new venture aims to help companies move AI initiatives from the experimental phase into full production, addressing common operational challenges.

Media Appearances

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Work History

11-2025
Head of Technology Generative and Agentic AI, Asia-Pacific & Japan at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
10-2019 - 11-2025
Head of Solutions Architecture AI/ML, AWS India at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
4-2016 - 10-2019
Senior Solutions Architect at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
4-2022
Founder Trustee at Pragathi Education Trust
1-2005 - 4-2016
Chief Architect at Cognizant Technology Solutions

Education

2008 - 2010
MS from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
1993 - 1997
B.E from University of Madras (Sathyabama Engineering College)

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Insights For Selling To Praveen

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Expect them to be slow and cautious, encourage them to ask more questions
  • Be firm in your communication and stay in control
  • First of all, focus on building their confidence by sharing examples, case studies etc.

DONT's

  • Don't be very accepting if that is your natural style, stay firm
  • Don't push them too hard to make fast decisions, give them time
  • Don't use phrases like 'do not worry', 'i promise' etc.

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Praveen is

  • Low-risk, adoption by others are very important to them, followed by confidence in ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Praveen

  • They are unlikely to say no, it's better to stop yourself once you have exhausted all the options.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Praveen move?

  • They do not like to rush and therefore can be quite slow in their decision-making.
  • Can Praveen take some risk or not?

  • They have little risk-appetite and prefer to take measured decisions.

You And Praveen

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