Benedetto Pietrabella
VP Americas Network Equipment Providers, CapGemini Engineering
Ben is a Global Technology Leader with over 30 years of experience in driving success in complex enterprise applications and telecommunications products and solutions. He has significant knowledge and experience in Enterprise Architecture, Product Management, Product Development, and Integration Services for Multi-Vertical Enterprise Application Solutions as well as Carrier-grade Telecommunications Software Products.
Ben is currently leading the Capgemini Engineering Network Equipment Providers (NEP) Business. His focus is to drive growth in the telecommunications industry by developing and selling high value ER&D offerings to NEP clients, thus contributing to their success and growth. Additionally, he partners with his clients to create joint go to market offerings for carriers and enterprises which include best of breed products combined with high value systems integration services. Capgemini’s communications-based offerings are key enablers to the next wave of 5G powered digital transformation.
In past roles Ben has led the Advanced Networking and IoT Global Service Lines as well as being Chief Architect for our Communications Business Unit for Altran. He has deep knowledge and experience in Communications Product Portfolio architecture, technology selection. Ben has experience in Enterprise and Carrier Architecture and Product Solutions including SaaS Design and Operations of Software Solutions leveraging modern Cloud-based deployment.
He has held leadership roles as Vice President of Deployment Architecture at Pitney Bowes where he drove architectural design and led operations for their On Demand SaaS-based solutions. Additionally, he has led successful Solution Integration and Development teams at Alcatel-Lucent and AT&T Bell Labs across a large portfolio of telecommunications products and solutions.
Ben holds a master’s degree in Computer Engineering and has completed Wharton’s Advanced Management Program.