Mahesh Rachakonda

Vice President Product Management at Lookout

Mahesh Rachakonda has a diverse work experience spanning over several industries. Mahesh currently works at Lookout as the Vice President of Product Management. In this role, they focus on ensuring effective work practices for employees who work remotely and use their own devices and networks.

Prior to their current position, Mahesh worked at CipherCloud as the Vice President of Product and Solution Engineering from 2017 to 2021. Mahesh excelled at managing the product innovation and solution engineering teams, specializing in strategy and product management, cloud security solutions, and establishing partnerships and channels.

Before joining CipherCloud, Mahesh held the position of Senior Director of Solution Engineering at CipherCloud from 2014 to 2017. Mahesh led the mid-Atlantic region's cloud information protection solutions and technical sales, focusing on providing security and compliance solutions to various industry verticals.

In 2006, Mahesh worked at Marriott International as a Senior Consultant/Architect. This role involved providing consulting services and architecting solutions for the company.

From 2001 to 2006, Mahesh worked at AT&T Professional Services as a Senior Consultant/Architect. Mahesh led a project for the Consumer Data Industry Association, managing data discrepancies between credit bureaus and banks. Mahesh played a critical role in leading development, quality assurance, and support teams for successful major releases.

Earlier in their career, Mahesh held positions at Textron as an Architect, MCI Worldcom as a Project Lead, Sprint as a Lead Engineer, and the University of Kansas as a Research Assistant.

Overall, Mahesh Rachakonda has a strong background in product management, solution engineering, and technical leadership across various industries.

Mahesh Rachakonda has a diverse educational background. Mahesh obtained a Masters degree in Computer Science from The University of Kansas, starting in 1994 and completing it in 1995. Prior to that, they pursued a Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering at Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University from 1988 to 1992.

In terms of professional certifications, Mahesh Rachakonda holds the CISSP certification from (ISC)², which they obtained in the year 2017.

Furthermore, Mahesh Rachakonda attended Harvard Business School to study Disruptive Strategy, but the start year is not mentioned. Mahesh finished their education at Harvard Business School in 2020.

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Timeline

  • Vice President Product Management

    March, 2021 - present

  • Vice President Product Solution Engineering

    April, 2017

  • Senior Director Solution Engineering

    January, 2014

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