Yanick Pouffary is a Distinguished Technologist and the Chief Technologist of HP Network Services Networking. Pouffary draws upon nearly three decades of experience in the development of networking products, and technologies.
As Chief Technologist, Pouffary role is to drive technology transformation such as software-defined networking (SDN) and IPv6. She is tasked with developing network strategic vision and technology roadmaps for Network Services offering. Pouffary represents HP network technology interests in multiple industry standards development organizations and consortia.
As HP IPv6 worldwide global leader, Pouffary is responsible for HP’s IPv6 strategy to adopt and deliver this technology. Pouffary is a founding member of the IPv6 Forum, an IPv6 Forum Fellow, and General Chairperson for the IPv6 Logo Programs (Ready & Enabled & Education).
Pouffary is a strategic advisor to governments and enterprises on network transformation technologies such as IPv6 and SDN. Pouffary is one of the distinguished recipients of the IPv6 Forum Internet Pioneer Award for her technology contributions to support the adoption and deployment of IPv6. Pouffary was appointed member of the United Nations Strategy Council of the Global Alliance for ICT and Development.
Pouffary holds a Master of Science in Computer Science from the State University of New York at Stony Brook, NY, USA and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Nice, France.