Shankar Balakrishnan

Shankar Balakrishnan possesses extensive experience in product management and corporate strategy, currently serving as the Head of Product for Endpoint Security (SMB/Enterprise) at HP. Previous roles include Vice President and Senior Director of Product Management at Symantec, where Shankar also held the Director of Product Management position. Prior experience at HP encompasses various leadership roles in corporate strategy, including Director and Regional Lead. Shankar's consulting background includes a position at McKinsey & Company, along with an early career role as a Market Planning Intern at Genentech. Academically, Shankar holds an MBA in Strategy from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering with Operations from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.