Rajiv Ramaswami
Rajiv Ramaswami has served as the President and CEO of Nutanix since December 2020. With over 30 years of experience in software, cloud services, and network infrastructure, he has been instrumental in driving Nutanix's strategic direction and growth, focusing on enhancing enterprise cloud offerings and expanding market presence. Under his leadership, Nutanix has scaled its product portfolio, partnerships, and customer base, and is on track for profitability. Rajiv Ramaswami became President and CEO of Nutanix in December 2020, leading the company's shift to a subscription model and navigating digital transformation during the pandemic. Before Nutanix, he served as COO of Products and Cloud Services at VMware from 2016 to 2020, playing a key role in their transition to a subscription and SaaS model. From 2010 to 2016, as Executive Vice President and General Manager at Broadcom, he established the company as a leader in data center, enterprise, and carrier networking. Earlier, at Cisco, he led multibillion-dollar product lines in switching, data center, storage, and optical networking. Ramaswami is an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Fellow and holds 36 patents, primarily in optical networking. His extensive experience in cloud services, software, and network infrastructure aligns with Nutanix's mission to simplify hybrid and multicloud computing.
Career Milestones
- Became President and CEO of Nutanix in December 2020, leading the shift to a subscription model.
- Served as COO of Products and Cloud Services at VMware (2016–2020), driving transition to SaaS and subscription models.
- Executive Vice President and General Manager at Broadcom (2010–2016), establishing leadership in data center and enterprise networking.
- Led multibillion-dollar product lines at Cisco in switching, data center, storage, and optical networking.
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Fellow and holder of 36 patents, primarily in optical networking.
About Nutanix
Nutanix, founded in 2009, is a cloud computing company specializing in hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) and enterprise cloud software. They help organizations modernize datacenters and adopt hybrid/multi-cloud strategies. Their target audience includes large enterprises and medium-sized businesses across industries like healthcare, finance, and education. Core features include a unified platform for compute, storage, and virtualization, with products like Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure and Nutanix Cloud Manager. Benefits include simplified management, scalability, high availability, and reduced costs.