Neeraj Poddar is a technical leader who has worked on various aspects of operating systems, networking, and distributed systems over the span of his career. He is passionate about developing efficient and performance-distributed applications. He's an open-source enthusiast who focuses on the application of open source technologies across different industries. He is a long-term contributor and maintainer of key areas in the Istio project like Networking and Product Security. He currently serves on the Istio Technical Oversight Committee (TOC) and Steering Committee.