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Shesha (Sheshaprasad) Krishnapura

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Intel Fellow & Intel IT Chief Technology Officer at Intel
📍 Cupertino, California, United States

Shesha Krishnapura is an Intel Fellow and the companys IT Chief Technology Officer, responsible for advancing Intels hyperscale data centers. An alumnus of Oregon State University, he leads initiatives in disaggregated server innovation, high-performance computing (HPC) for electronic design automation (EDA), and data center efficiency to lower the total cost of ownership.

Shesha has a deep-rooted passion for education and fostering technical talent. Before his extensive career at Intel, he was a full-time lecturer at the University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering, where he taught core engineering subjects and mentored students, shaping the next generation of technologists in India.

He is the inventor behind selectively upgradeable disaggregated servers and spearheaded the transformation of an unused Intel factory into a LEED Platinum-certified, hyper-efficient data center.

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Experience
39 Years
Current Role
Intel Fellow & Intel IT Chief Technology Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Cupertino, California, United States
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Priorities

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Disaggregated Servers
He invented and holds patents for this modular server architecture, a core innovation he drove at Intel that has been adopted worldwide.
Data Center Efficiency
A primary focus of his work is creating "green" hyperscale data centers with high energy efficiency (1. 06 PUE) and reduced environmental and operational costs.
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Career

Work history

10-1991
Intel Fellow & Intel IT Chief Technology Officer
Intel
1-1990 - 10-1991
Graduate Research Assistant
Oregon State University
12-1986 - 8-1989
Software Engineer
Indian Telephone Industries Limited(A Govt.Of India Undertaking)
8-1986 - 8-1988
Lecturer/Instructor (Full time, followed by Part time)
University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering ( UVCE )
1-1986 - 8-1986
Systems Engineer
Micro Advance
In the press

Media appearances

Intel's IT Chief Technology Officer discusses how their data center strategy saved $38 billion. Featured in Data Center Dynamics
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Shesha Krishnapura – Intel (Case Study). Featured in ToggleMAG
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Education
1990 - 1991
MS
Oregon State University
1981 - 1986
BE
Bangalore University
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