Nachi Periakaruppan

Nachi Periakaruppan has extensive experience in product strategy and management roles in the cybersecurity industry. Nachi is currently serving as the Vice President of Product Strategy at Malwarebytes, where they are responsible for defining long-range planning and annual plans for both consumer and enterprise security businesses. Prior to this, they worked at Lookout as the Head of Product, Consumer, where they developed the consumer portfolio and GTM strategy to double revenue over three years.

Before joining Lookout, Nachi held various positions at McAfee, including Senior Director of Strategy and Growth, where they drove revenue growth through the Telco and Mobile GTM strategy. Nachi also led the Channel Performance Marketing organization to increase customer acquisition, engagement, and retention. As Senior Director of Mobile and Telco Product Management, they curated the cybersecurity portfolio strategy that resulted in significant revenue growth in the Telco and B2C e-commerce sectors.

Earlier in their career, Nachi worked at Asurion as the Director of Digital Platform Product Management, where they transformed the organization from a partner-focused delivery team to a product development organization. Nachi also served as the Director of Java Mobile Product Management at Oracle America, Inc, where they led the Java Mobile and Embedded business, tripled revenues, and expanded the platform to integrate more developer APIs.

Nachi's work experience spans over three decades, showcasing their expertise in driving revenue growth, developing product portfolios, and implementing effective GTM strategies in the cybersecurity and technology industries.

Nachi Periakaruppan completed high school at the United World College of South East Asia in 1988. After that, they pursued their Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Engineering at Santa Clara University, where they studied from 1988 to 1991. Later, they attended Stanford University from 1991 to 1992, graduating with a Master of Science in Computer Science.