Parag Bhardwaj
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Principal Product Manager specializing in Governance as a Service (GaaS) and FinOps at American Airlines
Specialization: Cloud cost optimization, multi-cloud governance, and financial operations, assisting enterprises in establishing cost transparency, forecasting, and automated governance frameworks.
Address: Irving, Texas, United States.
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Biography
Parag Bhardwaj is a Principal Product Manager specializing in Governance as a Service (GaaS) and FinOps at American Airlines. He has experience in cloud cost optimization, multi-cloud governance, and financial operations, assisting enterprises in establishing cost transparency, forecasting, and automated governance frameworks.
Parag is the author of Azure FinOps Essentials and co-authors an upcoming book on Snowflake Financial Optimization. His expertise includes cloud financial management, unit economics, chargeback models, and shared cost allocation strategies. He has been a speaker at FinOps conferences, where he discusses cost optimization, cloud financial controls, and operational efficiency.
Parag is also a Senior Member of IEEE and serves as a judge for IEEE Senior Member selections. He has published research papers on cloud governance, cybersecurity, and financial operations, with his latest work under review with IEEE.
With over 18 years of experience in cloud architecture, FinOps, and cost governance, Parag has led large-scale financial optimization projects for enterprises, focusing on cloud efficiency and financial accountability. His work involves Azure, AWS, Kubernetes, and cloud-native cost governance to develop scalable, cost-effective cloud solutions.
Parag holds a B-Tech in Information Technology and an MBA in Leadership. He is interested in cloud financial governance, automation, and AI-driven cost management and actively participates in research, innovation, and industry best practices.