Akansha Kalita is a pioneering technology leader recognized for driving large-scale, AI-led business transformation across Google Search Ads and Google Cloud businesses. With over 17 years of experience in product management, she currently leads the Search Partnerships business at Google, overseeing the product vision, go-to-market strategy, and delivery for global products that generate several billions in revenue. Her expertise is defined by her proven track record of successfully launching complex products from concept to launch, scaling businesses regionally and globally, and redefining performance strategy to drive significant business growth. Her achievements have been recognized with her inclusion in the prestigious Marquis Who’s Who in America. Recognized as a Google Inventor during the 2025 National Inventors’ Day for pivotal work with the Office-of-the-CFO. This product innovation was directly instrumental in improving Google's model accuracy, leading to a remarkable 23% reduction in Alphabet’s Capex footprint in FY'2023. Honored with the 2013 Innovation Award by the Enabling Technology Leadership Team at Nielsen (a global leader in measurement, data, and analytics to help make data-driven decisions and maximize customer's return on investment (ROI)). The award was in recognition of leading the product strategy and deployment of a mobile platform that improved the analysis of retail and manufacturing data by 50%.