Umesh Mahajan, General Manager, Application Networking and Security Division - Senior business Executive with both entrepreneurial and general management skills. At Broadcom, Umesh manages Lateral Security and Avi Loadbalancer products. 25+ years of experience in Data Center networking, storage, and telecom. Expertise in developing vision, strategy, and business plan for innovative technology products. Founded Avi Networks in November 2012. Built innovative team and product along with securing series A and B funding. Scaled the team to drive early sales and GTM with several large customer wins and established key partnerships. Formerly, VP/GM of Data Center Switching business at Cisco. Led a global team of over 1100 personnel in engineering, product management and operations for Nexus 7000 and MDS data center switching platforms, as well as the NX-OS operating system. Grew the business to $2B+ annual revenue. Previously, Umesh was an executive at Andiamo from inception, responsible for building the software team and leading the architecture and development of the SAN-OS operating system for MDS (storage switch). Cisco acquired Andiamo. MS in CS from Duke University and B Tech from IIT, Delhi. 30+ patents to date and several innovation awards.
As the digital landscape enters the age of Artificial Intelligence, the traditional methods of securing applications are being fundamentally challenged. The emergence of advanced AI...
