Padmini Krishnan

Padmini Krishnan is a passionate product leader currently serving as the Director of Product Management at Cisco, where they focus on user experience, data, and business strategy to create products that delight customers and drive revenue. With a diverse background in product and engineering, Padmini has led multidisciplinary projects across various domains, including roles as Senior Product Manager and Product Lead in Cisco's Webex division, and has developed significant software components in previous positions. Padmini's academic credentials include a Master of Business Administration from The University of Texas at Austin and a Master’s in Computer Systems Engineering from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Their career began as a Software Engineer at HCL Technologies, where they worked on critical security protocols for Cisco's IOS operating system.