As a technology, product & and industry leader (six patents, 60+ major pubs.), Srinivas comes with a proven track record of building and delivering cutting-edge solutions in Cyber Security and Risk, Cloud, Communications, AI/ML, Systems, and Infrastructure at both, leading start-ups and large corporations.Most recently, at IBM as part of the exec. team, Srini vaulted it to major Public and hybrid Cloud-Provider by bringing top-level alignment and mobilizing a strong IBM-wide “cloud-native” presence. He refocused IBM’s cloud R&D on a path towards sustainable growth, scaling the org through organic/inorganic strategies, forestalling inevitable customer defections, etc. - owning full-stack Horizon-2/3 product & and eng. development - concept to delivery. Previously, Srini expanded Infoblox’s product portfolio, driving profitable growth, and a successful IPO.Throughout, Srini helped pioneer and co-create several multi- $B product & and market categories owning significant portions of technology, architecture, ecosystem, product, analyst relations, GTM, engineering, and/or sales enablement functions. Srini @:• Infoblox – Propelled to be a leader in DNS security and analytics product category• RedShift Networks – Transformed into a leader in Enterprise and Carrier 5G VoLTE Security solutions & and services • Barracuda Networks – Through NC acquisition, Helped it to become one of the leaders in Web Security, L4-L7 App layer switching using HW-accelerated DPI methods • VMware – Made it into one of the early movers in the Host-based intrusions. Eventually became a VMW ESX firewall product through Determina acquisition.Srini’s early dissertation work and subsequent roles at MIPS/SGI and HPL led to the foundations of VLIW processors, distributed computing, high-performance compilers, and programming models. He is also the recipient of the UC, Irvine ICS Alumni Hall of Fame Award, a prestigious recognition conferred upon alumni for their outstanding achievements in the industry, academia, community, and social welfare.For more details, visit @ https://engineering.uci.edu/news/2022/6/2022-hall-fame-celebrates-alumni-excellence-engineering-and-computer-sciences Srini is also an inspiring leader and communicator, especially in front of large audiences as a keynote speaker, a team builder, and a problem solver. Most notable recent ones: Forbes Technology Council, Cisco Partner World, RSA, Cloud Expo, IBM Think, Cloudflare Annual Summit, HotChips, VoiceCon, TMCNet, and AT&T Cyber Security