Srivatsan Desikan

Srivatsan Desikan is an experienced marketing and product management professional with a notable career spanning multiple companies. Currently serving as Head of Marketing at DigitalOcean, Srivatsan has successfully built a product-led marketing team and launched key initiatives, including a high-demand GPU-as-a-service. In previous roles, notable contributions include introducing product and go-to-market strategies at STYRK AI, rebranding efforts at SmartHub.ai, and a significant move into subscription services at Swift Navigation. As founder of DroneInch, Srivatsan developed a disruptive SaaS product for drone automation, raising significant funding and achieving high user ratings. Extensive experience at Cisco includes leading product marketing efforts in Blockchain and AI-ML and driving digital transformation initiatives while managing substantial budgets. Srivatsan holds an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley, and a BTech in Civil Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University).