Samir Parikh

Samir Parikh is an accomplished technology executive with significant experience in product management and strategy, particularly in AI infrastructure. Currently serving as the VP of Product and Strategy at Cisco since August 2025, Samir also holds a position on the Board of Directors for Modern Sailing School and Club and its sister company, Inspire Sailing. Prior roles include Head of Product at a Stealth Startup, where leadership focused on building gigawatt scale AI data centers, and Vice President of Product Management at Juniper Networks, overseeing AI network infrastructure projects. Samir's background includes a tenure in Amazon Web Services leading product management for the Intent Driven Networking project. Samir completed a Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in January 2000.