Prakash Bellur

Prakash joined IEEE in June 2008 and is responsible for strategic and operational management of IEEE’s key external web platforms including the IEEE Xplore Digital Library (http://ieeexplore.ieee.org) and the IEEE.org web site (www.ieee.org). Prakash leads a team of professionals responsible for platform feature/functionality evolution, front-end design and development, user experience and usability, usage statistics and web analytics.  Prior to joining IEEE, Prakash was Senior Manager of Global Web Presence at Raritan, Inc., an IT hardware manufacturer and before that he was General Manager of Web Portals at telecommunications equipment maker Avaya, Inc.  Prior to his web management roles, Prakash spent 11 years at Avaya, Lucent Technologies (now Alcatel-Lucent), AT&T and NCR Corp. in various management positions including international operations, international product management, industry marketing, strategic planning, and corporate finance.  Prakash has an MBA in Finance from Miami University of Ohio and resides with his family in New Jersey USA.