About

Gyan Panday is a Senior Product Manager at Amazon, specializing in technology and storage solutions. With over 5 years of relevant experience, he has a strong background in product management, strategy, and research. Gyan is passionate about empowering and inspiring people to achieve their full potential, and he believes that the future will rely heavily on critical thinking and effective collaboration. As an inquisitive explorer by nature, Gyan has traveled to over a dozen countries across four continents. He is an avid reader, consuming 100 books a year to keep up with his intellectual curiosity. Gyan is also a tech enthusiast, with expertise in AWS and web development. Prior to his current role at Amazon, Gyan worked at Applied Materials, where he served as Corporate Strategy Manager and Product Manager. In his role as Corporate Strategy Manager, Gyan managed and ran the annual strategic planning process and quarterly business reviews. He also served as the center of excellence for strategy, implementing best practices and benchmarking the company's strategic planning process against Fortune 100 companies. As Product Manager, Gyan ideated, built, launched, and supported a productivity app with IP safeguards to serve as a one-stop-shop for data and analysis. He drove rapid adoption across 8+ business units through change management and collaborated cross-functionally to drive software integrations with disparate systems. Gyan holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, an MS in Business Analytics from the University of Southern California, and a BS & MS in Chemistry from IIT. With his diverse educational background and extensive experience in product management and strategy, Gyan is a valuable asset to any team.