Purnima Padmanabhan

Purnima Padmanabhan is an accomplished executive with extensive experience in technology management and leadership. Currently serving as the General Manager of the Tanzu Division at Broadcom, Purnima previously held several senior roles at VMware, including Senior Vice President and General Manager of the ModernApps and Cloud Management Business, as well as Vice President and General Manager of Cloud Automation. Purnima has entrepreneurial experience as the Founder/Investor of a startup focused on cloud and security solutions, and served as CEO of Cavirin and Chief Operating Officer at MokaFive. Purnima holds an MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business and a Master’s degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Southern California.