Sanjay Poonen — CEO
High tech executive with extensive large company and entrepreneurial experience in building and scaling multi-billion dollar businesses and leading strong teams. Experienced in general management, engineering, product management, sales, marketing and business development. Domain Expertise: Cloud, Applications, Infrastructure, Analytics, Security. Extracurricular Passions: Music (piano), Sports (soccer, basketball), Community Service.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and Enterprise Software executive with extensive leadership experience.
Location: Los Altos, California, United States
Experience: 32 yrs
Career Highlights
- Led VMware's revenue growth from $7B to $12B.
- Architected multi-cloud deals with major providers.
- Drove SAP's growth from $10B to $20B.
Work Experience
Cohesity
CEO and President (3 yrs 7 mos)
Philips
Supervisory Board of Directors, Member of Audit Committee (4 yrs 3 mos)
Snyk
Board Of Directors, Member of Comp and Nom/Gov Committees (4 yrs 5 mos)
Dell Boomi
Board of Directors (2 yrs 2 mos)
Infor
Board Of Directors (2 yrs 4 mos)
Zoom
Advisory Board Member and Investor (1 yr 9 mos)
DocuSign
Advisory Board Member and Investor (4 yrs)
Webb Investment Network
Investor Affiliate (12 yrs 7 mos)
VMware
Chief Operating Officer (8 yrs)
SAP
President & Corporate Officer (7 yrs 3 mos)
Envision Education
Board Member (3 yrs 11 mos)
Symantec
VP of Operations (1 yr 11 mos)
Informatica Corporation
Senior Vice President, Corporate Officer (3 yrs 1 mo)
Alphablox
Founder, Director of Product Management & Marketing (3 yrs 6 mos)
Apple
Software Engineer (4 yrs 1 mo)
Microsoft Corporation
Software Engineer (6 mos)
Education
MBA at Harvard University
A.B. at Dartmouth College
Master of Science (M.S.) at Stanford University