Shikha Srivastava is a Distinguished Engineer and Master Inventor at IBM, specializing in hybrid multi‑cloud platforms, digital sovereignty, and applied AI. She architects and leads the development of sovereign‑ready, secure, and multi cloud platforms, integrating AI and agentic capabilities where they deliver real client, operational, and developer impact.

Operating at the intersection of technical depth, AI innovation, and leadership, Shikha brings together cross‑functional teams to deliver outcomes that matter—to businesses, developers, and regulated customers alike. Her work centers on building resilient, secure, sovereign‑ready, and high‑performance platforms, grounded in open source, cloud‑native design, strong governance, and applied intelligence.

A prolific inventor and recipient of multiple IBM Outstanding Technical Achievement Awards, Shikha serves on the Board of Advisors for NCTECH, contributing to the advancement of North Carolina’s technology ecosystem. She is a speaker at KubeCon, DockerCon, Grace Hopper, DOES, Elasticon, and MARS, where she shares practical insights on trustworthy AI, agentic systems, digital sovereignty, and operating modern platforms at scale.