Pankaj Patel

Pankaj Patel is an accomplished executive with extensive experience in the technology sector, notably serving as Chief Executive Officer at Nile and as an Entrepreneur, Investor, and Board Member in a self-employed capacity. Previously, Pankaj held significant leadership roles at Cisco, including Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer, Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Service Provider Business and Development Council, and Senior Vice President of the Service Provider Routing Technology Group. Pankaj also served as Senior Vice President of Engineering at Redback Networks and its acquired entity Siara Systems. Pankaj holds a Master's degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani.