Jyoti Kukreja

Jyoti Kukreja is an accomplished business development executive with extensive experience across various technology and software companies. Currently serving as Vice President of Business Development at Sapphire Ventures, Jyoti also contributes as a guest speaker at the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business. Previous roles include Chief of Staff and VP of Channel & Business Development at Aisera, and Sr. Director of Strategic Alliances at Rubrik, among others. Jyoti's career highlights include pioneering software sales at Nutanix, driving global business initiatives at VMware, and co-founding Kulapool, a gift registry for kids' activities. Jyoti holds an MBA in Strategy and Entrepreneurship from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Southern California.