Ash Bhalgat

Ash Bhalgat is a seasoned executive in the technology sector, currently serving as Senior Director of Cloud, Telco & Cybersecurity Market Development at NVIDIA, where responsibilities include leading networking and AI ecosystem strategy and partner business development. Prior experience includes Senior Director roles at Mellanox Technologies, where market development for cloud and telco was advanced, and at Jamcracker as VP of Product Marketing, focusing on cloud services brokerage and management. Bhalgat's early career spans leadership positions at Polycom and Cisco Systems, with significant contributions to product management and development in unified communications and wireless network management. Notable achievements include founding and leading Hapoose, Inc., a mobile-social-AI startup, and being recognized with an Outstanding Contribution Award from the Open Networking Foundation for advancing SDN adoption. Bhalgat holds an MBA in Marketing and Entrepreneurship from Santa Clara University, an M.S. in Computer Engineering from the University of Cincinnati, and a B.E. in Electronics Engineering from Savitribai Phule Pune University.