Aparna is an Operating Partner, Exec Chair Portfolio at SDC. She has over two decades of experience building and scaling large enterprise businesses across the telecom, SaaS and technology-driven product ecosystems. Aparna previously served in multiple leadership roles at Verizon, most recently as Chief Revenue Officer, Business Markets & SaaS, where she oversaw a $14B+ ARR portfolio and led AI-enabled modernization across sales and operations. During her tenure at Verizon, which included roles as President of Business Markets, Chief Customer Officer and Chief Product Officer, she drove sustained revenue expansion and launched next-generation offerings spanning 5G, IoT, cloud and digital services. Previously, Aparna held leadership positions at Motorola Mobility and Lucent Technologies.

Aparna earned a master’s degree in electrical engineering from Temple University.