As Generative AI moves from prototypes to production, one truth is emerging across every major tech organization — scaling AI responsibly isn’t just a data, science or engineering challenge but also an orchestration challenge. Behind every AI system that ships reliably, there’s a hidden architecture of alignment: between model builders, applied scientists, data engineers, security, compliance, and product teams. In that architecture, Technical Program Management (TPM) is becoming the connective tissue — the execution layer of modern AI. In this talk, Raj Karan shares lessons from leading...
Raj Karan Gunukula
Group Technical Program Manager
Coinbase
Raj Karan Gunukula is a seasoned technology leader with 15+ years of experience driving large-scale AI, machine learning, and data infrastructure programs across fintech and commerce. He currently serves as Group Technical Program Manager at Coinbase, where he leads AI adoption across the software development lifecycle. Previously at Amazon, Raj rose to Principal TPM, founding and leading a team of TPMs supporting engineers, scientists, and XFN teams to deliver flagship Generative AI and intelligent advisor solutions that scaled to over one million sellers worldwide. His career blends deep technical grounding from his B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering at IIT with hands-on leadership in AI innovation, product scaling, and business transformation.