Nagananda Pattabhi Ram

Nagananda Pattabhi Ram is an accomplished engineering leader with extensive experience in product design, verification engineering, and project management within the semiconductor and electronics industries. Currently serving as Director of Product Design Engineering at Western Digital since January 2020, Nagananda has held significant roles including Senior Director of Engineering at VAYAVYA LABS PVT. LTD., where the focus was on Hardware-Software co-design methodologies, and Head of Verification Engineering at Seagate Technology, overseeing the validation of Solid State Drives. Previous positions include management roles at leading companies such as Infineon Technologies and STMicroelectronics, as well as engineering positions at Philips Electronics and Mitsubishi Electric. Nagananda holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electronics from RVCE, Bangalore.