Vivek Mahadevan

Vivek Mahadevan served as the Chief Strategy Officer for NetApp.

In this role, Vivek was responsible for leading NetApp’s business strategy and identifying additional market and product opportunities to fuel future growth. He was also responsible for driving strategic planning, managing acquisitions, and supporting NetApp’s strategic alliances and partnership teams.

Before joining NetApp, Vivek served as VP of marketing for LSI Corporation, where he was responsible for driving all aspects of product management, outbound marketing and business alliances. Prior to LSI, Vivek was the CEO of NeoEdge Networks. He was also the VP/GM of BMC Software’s Storage Management Business Unit and VP/GM of Compaq’s Storage Business Unit.

Vivek holds an MBA in Marketing and MS in Engineering from the University of Iowa as well a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras.