Ronak Desai

Ronak Desai is an accomplished technology executive with extensive experience in engineering and product leadership. Currently serving as Senior Vice President and General Manager for AppDynamics and FSO at Cisco since June 2021, Ronak Desai oversees the engineering for Data Center Networking products, including the Nexus and ACI product lines. Previous roles include Vice President of Engineering at Cisco, where Ronak Desai led development for Data Center Products and Cisco's SDN solution, and Investor/Advisor at sken.ai, which was acquired by Fortinet. With a career that began in 1996 at Cisco Systems, Ronak Desai has held various leadership positions across multiple companies, including Andiamo Systems and Insieme Networks, demonstrating a strong track record in driving innovation in the technology sector. Ronak Desai holds a Master's degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.