Chirag Anay Saxena

Chirag Anay Saxena has a diverse work experience spanning over a decade. Chirag Anay currently holds the position of Vice President, Product Management at SonicWall starting from April 2023. Before joining SonicWall, they worked at Cisco for nearly ten years, where they held various roles. These roles included Director, Technical Product Management - Cloud & Network Security from September 2020 to May 2023, Sr. Manager, Systems Engineering - Global Network Security from August 2018 to December 2020, Sr. Consulting Systems Engineer - Cybersecurity Sales from May 2015 to September 2018, and Sr. Service Delivery Manager - Cloud Web Security from April 2014 to June 2015. Prior to Cisco, Chirag worked as a Sr. Network Engineer at DSI Tech from September 2013 to April 2014. Chirag Anay also served as a Team Lead, Technical Services at Cisco from December 2009 to September 2013. Chirag started their career as a Systems Engineer at Infosys in July 2009 and worked there until December 2009. Their first professional role was as a System Engineer at Calsoft from September 2008 to July 2009.

Chirag Anay Saxena has a diverse educational background. In 1993, they completed their high school education at Delhi Public School Noida, with a focus on computer science. From 2005 to 2009, Chirag pursued their Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) degree in Computer Engineering at Pune Institute of Computer Technology.

In 2018 and 2019, they attended Carnegie Mellon University - Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy, where they participated in the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Executive Education Certificate Program. During this program, Chirag specialized in Information Security and Risk Management.

In addition to their formal education, Chirag Anay Saxena has also obtained numerous certifications to enhance their knowledge and skills. These certifications include "Product Management 360" from Cornell University, "Cybersecurity: Technology, Application and Policy" from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and "Innovation Strategy" from Cornell University, among others. These certifications cover a wide range of topics such as cloud security, IT service management, and network security.