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Shekar Ayyar

Shekar Ayyar joined VMware in June 2007 and serves as executive vice president and general manager of VMware’s Telco and Edge Cloud business unit, which is designed to help communications service providers as well as enterprises with integrated platforms for 5G, edge, telco cloud and IoT use cases. Ayyar also serves as general manager, Edge/IoT for Dell Technologies. Prior to July 2019, Ayyar led the company’s strategy and corporate development efforts for the past 10 years and also helped incubate the telco Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) focus area. Under his leadership, the company has executed on dozens of acquisitions including significant platform additions such as Nicira, AirWatch, VeloCloud and Heptio, as well as a portfolio of strategic investments in technology startups.
Ayyar brings more than 20 years of senior leadership experience in enterprise software, communications and semiconductors. Prior to joining VMware, Ayyar held senior executive roles at BindView, Instantis and Lucent, spanning product management, marketing, and business development, and was also a consultant with McKinsey & Co. Ayyar earned his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the Johns Hopkins University and his MBA from the Wharton School, where he graduated as a Palmer Scholar. He earned his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai. Ayyar serves on the Boards of Puppet and the VMware Foundation.

Author's Posts

5G and 6G

Think Again: Tackling 5 Common Myths about 5G

As many of you may have seen, I am about to transition from an operating role at VMware to a Special Purpose Acquisition Company focused...

Shekar Ayyar
February 25, 2021
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5G and 6G

The VMware Telco Cloud Platform as the Software Operating System for 5G

Shekar Ayyar
September 14, 2020
5G and 6G

10 Predictions on 5G

Shekar Ayyar
February 18, 2020
Uncategorized

VMware To Add Uhana to Telecommunications Portfolio, Harnessing the Power of AI for Mobile Networks

Shekar Ayyar
July 25, 2019
Uncategorized

VMware at Mobile World Congress Americas: Service Assurance is Key to 5G Success

Shekar Ayyar
September 12, 2018