Karthik Lakshminarayanan

Karthik Lakshminarayanan is a seasoned product management professional with extensive experience in the tech industry. Currently serving as the Senior Director of Product Management at Meta since November 2024, Karthik leads the Data Infrastructure Product Management team focused on enhancing AI capabilities through an advanced data ecosystem. Prior to this role, Karthik was the Vice President of Product Management at Cisco, overseeing a team of over 80 professionals to develop Customer Experience and Partner Experience Cloud solutions. Karthik's career includes significant tenures at Google, where roles included Senior Director of Product Management and User Experience for Google Fi, as well as leadership positions in Google Workspace. Earlier experience includes serving as Senior Director and Director of Product Management at VMware, where Karthik developed enterprise management solutions. Karthik holds a Master’s in Computer Science from Virginia Tech and a Bachelor’s in Computer Science from the Pune Institute of Computer Technology.