# Bhagwat Swaroop

> Bhagwat Swaroop is the CEO of Sonatype, the software supply chain security company behind the Nexus platform and the world's largest repository of open source component intelligence. Appointed in July 2025, he brings nearly 30 years of cybersecurity and enterprise software leadership from Entrust, One Identity, Proofpoint, Symantec, NetApp, McKinsey, and Intel. Armed with an MBA from Wharton and an MS in Electrical Engineering from Arizona State, Swaroop is betting that developers - not perimeter firewalls - are the new front line of cybersecurity, and he's building Sonatype's AI-powered platform to prove it.

- **Role:** CEO at Sonatype
- **Organizations:** Sonatype, Entrust, One Identity, Proofpoint, Symantec, NetApp, McKinsey, Intel, SoSafe
- **Nationality:** Indian-American
- **Education:** MBA, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, MS, Electrical Engineering, Arizona State University, BE, Instrumentation & Control, Delhi Institute of Technology
- **Known for:** Named CEO of Sonatype in July 2025, leading the world's largest open source component intelligence platform, Nearly 30 years scaling enterprise cybersecurity businesses from hundreds of millions to over $1 billion in revenue, Opened Sonatype's 200+ person Innovation Hub in Hyderabad, India

## Career timeline

- **1990s** — Started career as a developer at Intel
- **early 2000s** — Leadership roles at Symantec in cybersecurity
- **mid 2000s** — Leadership roles at NetApp
- **mid 2000s** — Management consulting at McKinsey
- **mid 2000s** — Leadership at Proofpoint, overseeing email security business as EVP and General Manager
- **2023** — Named President of Digital Security Solutions at Entrust
- **before 2023** — President and General Manager at One Identity (cloud-based cybersecurity)
- **2025-07** — Appointed CEO of Sonatype, succeeding Wayne Jackson who became Executive Chairman
- **2025** — Opened Sonatype Innovation Hub in Hyderabad, India with 200+ employees

## Achievements

- Named CEO of Sonatype in July 2025, leading the world's largest open source component intelligence platform
- Nearly 30 years scaling enterprise cybersecurity businesses from hundreds of millions to over $1 billion in revenue
- Opened Sonatype's 200+ person Innovation Hub in Hyderabad, India
- Led digital security solutions division at Entrust as President
- Served as President and General Manager at One Identity
- Board director at SoSafe (cybersecurity awareness platform)
- Published author at Fast Company on open source and software security
- Advanced degrees from Wharton (MBA) and Arizona State (MS Electrical Engineering)

## Latest updates

- **2025-07** — Appointed CEO of Sonatype, succeeding Wayne Jackson
- **2025** — Opened Sonatype Innovation Hub in Hyderabad, India with 200+ engineers
- **2025** — Authored thought leadership pieces on AI in software security for Fast Company
- **2025** — Speaking on 'Building Trust in the Age of AI' at industry events

## Links

- Website: https://sonatype.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bhagwatswaroop
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/sonatype

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Last updated: 2026-05-30