Laxmi Akkaraju As Chief Strategy Officer, Laxmi Akkaraju works with the GSMA’s membership in defining global strategies and initiatives that will offer collective benefit for mobile operators and the wider mobile industry.Laxmi brings more than 20 years of experience in the international IT industry. Most recently she was Senior Vice President, Global Delivery at EVRY, a leading IT company providing business-critical solutions to enterprises and public sector organisations. Before this, Laxmi was Director of Operations and Professional Services for Mu Dynamics, a network security solutions provider for Fortune 500 clients. She also held positions in consulting and management training at HolteConsulting.