Thiru Kandasamy

Thiru Kandasamy is a seasoned engineering leader with extensive experience in software development and performance engineering. Currently serving as Director of Engineering for Secure Network Analytics and Secure Email Gateway at Cisco since July 2023, Kandasamy previously held the position of Executive Director of Engineering at athenahealth, focusing on enhancing software delivery and developer enablement. Kandasamy's earlier roles include Director of Engineering for CollabNet's TeamForge, where global engineering management and performance engineering initiatives were led. Kandasamy's career began as a software engineer, with notable contributions to web-based task management tools and B2B portals. Kandasamy holds a Master of Computer Applications from Manonmaniam Sundaranar University and a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics from PMT College Melaneelithanallur.