Wg. Cdr. Sivarama Krishna Prakash is the Legal & Regulatory Affairs Director (Telco) at Zoom Video Communications India. A multifaceted lawyer, his experience in legal facets includes arbitration, banking, commercial and engineering contracts, cyber law, eDiscovery, escrow, intellectual property, litigation, labour laws, procurement, privacy, telecom laws, compliance and software licensing. Having commenced his career with a short stint in the Central Bank of India, he soon joined the Indian Air Force, spending the first seven years in the administrative branch as an Air Traffic and Radar Controller. Later, he moved to the Judge Advocate Department where he worked for 16 years before taking premature retirement in 2009.

His stint in the corporate world began with the legal department of IBS Software Services followed by Cisco and ZVC India. Sivarama is the first IAF officer to undergo the prestigious Judge Advocate Staff Course with the US Air Force at the JAG School in Montgomery, Alabama. He was the Command Judge Advocate in two major Operational Commands of the IAF.

He is a qualified software programmer and was involved in the automation of monitoring systems for more than 3500 court cases and also in digitising references to various JAG directives. Sivarama is a fellow member of the Institute of Directors, founding Supporting Member of the Federation of Data Protection Professionals of India and a Certified Global Privacy & Data Protection Auditor.

Take Risks in Your Life If you Win, U Can Lead! If You Lose, You can Guide! - Swami Vivekananda

Wing Commander S.K.Prakash, an Air Force Veteran is known to me for more than two decades and has been an excellent human being. In these two decades of our association, I found Prakash as a Mentor, Friend, a thorough Gentleman, keen learner and an enthusiastic and excellent professional. As a Legal Professional, he has vast knowledge of spectrum of Laws, be it Commercial, Administrative, Telecommunication, Arbitration or Contract related issues. His professional acumen has always been appreciated by one and all. He has an added advantage of being an Information Technology qualified person. He is always cheerful and take challenges in calm and compose manner. In sum total I find Wing Commander S.K.Prakash as a complete human being with best of the qualities of a good leader and a professional.

Gp. Capt Sanjay V. Kute (Retd.)
General Manager/Legal