Sagar Borikar is a seasoned engineering professional with extensive experience in systems engineering and software development. Currently a Principal Engineer at Cisco since September 2012, Sagar specializes in architecting and developing features for UCS systems, including innovations in composability, network performance optimization, and PCIe fabric design. Sagar also serves on the Board of Directors for the CXL Consortium. Previous roles include Principal Software Engineer at Dell EMC, focusing on Linux network device drivers and performance benchmarking, Leader of Firmware Development at PMC Sierra Inc., and Senior Technical Analyst at HP. Sagar's educational background includes a GMITE in Executive Management from the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, an Embedded Systems Design degree from C-DAC Bangalore, and a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics from Walchand College of Engineering.