Kaushik Shirhatti

Kaushik Shirhatti is a seasoned executive with extensive experience in sales and leadership roles across the technology sector. Currently serving as Vice President of Global AI Networking at NVIDIA since June 2020, Kaushik oversees the AI networking portfolio of Ethernet and InfiniBand platforms. Prior to NVIDIA, Kaushik held significant positions at Cumulus Networks, including Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Alliances, where responsibilities included worldwide sales and engineering before the company was acquired by NVIDIA. Earlier experience includes leadership roles at Interana, where Kaushik was Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Customer Success, and Coraid, where responsibilities encompassed sales across multiple regions. Kaushik began their career as a Business Development Manager at Simply Continuous and has an MBA in Finance from Pepperdine Graziadio Business School and a B.E. in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering from Pune University.