Jayakumar Kadirvelu

Jayakumar has 20 years of experience in Software Architecture, Product Management, and Customer collaboration. At his last company, Cisco Systems, his passion for innovation and customer focus has helped him spearhead multiple next-generation and award-winning products. The last product he worked on, Intelligent Traffic Director (ITD) won both the Cisco Pioneer and Interop ITX Awards. With years of cross-functional experience and leadership, Jay has won key customer deals, strategized delivery across platforms, and solved critical customer escalations. His expertise lies not only in developing products from conception to production but also in building and leading energetic teams to execute it. He strongly believes that trust and empathy are the fabric of an exceptional company, and has incorporated such a culture in all his teams.

Outside of work, Jay loves to volunteer along with his family in the local community. His educational background includes an Engineering Leadership Certificate Program from UC Berkeley, a Masters in Computer Science from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and a Bachelors in Computer Science from Annamalai University, India.