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Kanchana Raman

Avacend, Inc., Avion Networks

CEO, Founder and CEO

Kanchana Raman has been a serial entrepreneur and Investor in the ICT industry, starting her first company Avion in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia. Avion has several brands and offices globally and successfully deployed 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G networks in 18 countries.

Kanchana and her companies are recipients of several service excellence awards globally. Kanchana holds several board positions. Telecom Industry Association -TIA, Manpower, Georgia Women’s Business Council, Women’s Business Enterprise National Council, TiE Global -Board of Trustees.

Kanchana holds an MBA from Goizueta Business School, Emory University and currently Entrepreneur in Residence (EiR) at Emory.

She lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with her husband Mani, daughter Kamini and son Ananth.