Sid Rao profile page

Sid Rao brings over two decades of technology leadership to his role as CEO of Positron Networks. Previously, he spent over a decade as Director and General Manager at AWS, where he pioneered real-time communication services and launched the Amazon Chime SDK. This technology now supports over 18 million daily active users across applications by Slack (Huddles), Intuit (TurboTax Live), and PayPal (customer service). During the COVID-19 pandemic, Sid scaled his services by an impressive 1,274% in just one week and led an applied science team in developing cutting-edge machine learning models for image segmentation, tonal sentiment detection, packet loss concealment, and audio super-resolution. Prior to AWS, Sid served as CTO at CTI Group (Holdings), Inc., where his leadership helped transform the company, developing carrier-grade real time communication applications, including a widely deployed call recording application used by major carriers such as Verizon, Vodafone, TDC, and Comcast. Under his guidance, CTI Group achieved a successful exit valued at $25 million. Sid began his career at Nortel Networks, distinguishing himself as the youngest employee at age 14. His career also includes a tenure as a program manager at Microsoft Corporation, where he contributed to strategic initiatives. Based in Seattle, Sid is known for his passion for technology, innovation, and his love for dogs (second only to his wife).