The future of tech infrastructure is being built now

Chris Thomas is a principal with Deloitte Consulting LLP and serves as Deloitte’s hybrid cloud infrastructure offering leader. He has close to 25 years of global, cross-industry experience in strategy consulting and transformation in the hybrid cloud and AI data center and core technology infrastructure domains. Thomas has shaped and implemented large-scale technology transformations, cloud-centric operating models, strategic cost optimizations, global outsourcing programs, and workforce-of-the-future initiatives. He is based in Chicago, United States.

Parth Patwari is the US AI and engineering leader at Deloitte Consulting LLP, responsible for advancing Deloitte’s AI, data, and engineering capabilities and helping clients harness emerging technologies to drive business transformation. He has led the deployment of AI and machine learning solutions that leverage existing enterprise data to improve data quality, strengthen predictive analytics across finance and customer domains, and increase process automation. Patwari also cofounded the Integrated Finance, Risk, Customer & Capital Practice, serving the top 25 banking organizations. He is based in McLean, United States.

Ram Ravi is a managing director in Deloitte’s strategy practice and a Deloitte-certified chief architect. With more than 20 years of technology consulting experience, he coleads the technology architecture and platforms practice. Ravi’s expertise encompasses transforming and optimizing energy, utilities, and cross-sector organizations by leveraging AI and GAI, cloud, and digital technologies. He excels in orchestrating complex tech-enabled business transformations and is adept at enhancing tech estates’ resilience, agility, and stability using enterprise architecture practices. His wide-ranging experience includes advising clients on IT strategy, technology architecture and engineering, IT operations, IT cost-effectiveness, agile transformation, and transformation program management. Ravi regularly shares his insights at trade and industry conferences. He is based in Nashville, United States.

Oniel Cross is a principal at Deloitte Consulting, LLP, with over 25 years of experience in technology and consulting. He specializes in infrastructure modernization, artificial intelligence, and application development. As the offering leader for Deloitte’s Government and Public Sector Core Technology Practice, Cross is responsible for driving growth and fostering collaboration. He stewards deals and strategy, defines services, identifies market opportunities, delivering consistent client experience across all areas of his core technology operations portfolios. 

Diana Kearns-Manolatos is a senior manager with Deloitte Services LP’s Center for Integrated Research, where she leads Deloitte’s global research on digital transformation. She is based in New York, United States.