Moving On…
With mixed emotions, my final day at Skyhigh Security is today. After an incredible ~7 years with Skyhigh Networks -> McAfee -> Skyhigh Security, I have made the decision to move on from my current CPO role.
During this journey, I've had the privilege of working with many unbelievable talents and extraordinary people. Each of them has taught me so much. Together, we accomplished many things – category defining growth, market shaping innovations, Gartner MQ leadership placements, countless breaches prevented, momentous brand launches, transformative acquisitions integrated, got acquired a couple of times 😀 - I'm proud of what we've achieved and will be cheering for Skyhigh from the sidelines.
First, Special shout-out to my mentors and leaders Rajiv Gupta Ashutosh Kulkarni Christopher Young Peter Leav Shishir Singh Gee Rittenhouse Marc Bala, who have given me so many opportunities and shaped my professional growth.
To my esteemed colleagues – Kaushik Narayan, Sekhar Sarukkai Prabhat Singh, Shailaja K. Shankar Javed Hasan Kamal Shah Vittorio Viarengo (he/him), Slawomir Ligier, Adam Philpott Chris Tzortzis Ken Kartsen Britt Norwood Abhay S. Paul Barbosa Diana Massaro Kristen Wynne, Anthony Sjostrom Don Dixon Keary Lee Arnaldo Lopez as well as my passionate leadership team - Thyaga Vasudevan Scott Singhass Anitha Iyer Aravind Thangavelu Martin Stecher Benita Sieben-Ostmann Mike Bishop Jim Beno Chris Goundry Nathan Jenniges Sadik Al-Abdulla Naveen Palavalli Mona Faulkner Pooja Kapoor…. and others I might have missed (sorry!), I just want to say – THANK YOU! Each of you made this an intense, exciting and rewarding pursuit. My deepest gratitude to the entire product, engineering and field teams for your tireless efforts in delighting our customers. You often made my job easy.
What's next for me? My decision comes with great excitement for what's next in my journey. I have no set time, intending to spend time recharging, learning as much as I can about AI and figuring out the next exciting role. I'm especially energized to pursue emerging disruptive opportunities. Please connect if you know of compelling roles where I could make an impact. I am always eager to meet new people and ideate.
Co-founder & Director - IT Services & Cybersecurity at Loginsoft
1moI hope you had an opportunity to see Northern lights as well