# Mahesh Patel

> Mahesh Patel is MinIO's Chief Business Officer, an operator whose career has moved from audit and corporate finance into pricing, strategy, and company-wide execution. He helped RingCentral through its 2013 IPO, spent roughly a decade at Druva as CFO, chief strategy officer, and COO, and joined MinIO's leadership as the object-storage company turned toward enterprise AI infrastructure.

- **Role:** Chief Business Officer at MinIO
- **Organizations:** MinIO, Druva, RingCentral, Intematix, Qualcomm Atheros, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ernst & Young
- **Education:** BS, Business Administration, University of California, Riverside, JD, Golden Gate University School of Law, Emerging CFO Program, Stanford Graduate School of Business Executive Education, Artificial Intelligence: Business Strategies and Applications, UC Berkeley Executive Education
- **Known for:** Was instrumental in RingCentral's 2013 initial public offering., Supported Atheros Communications as revenue grew from roughly $100 million to $1.2 billion before its acquisition by Qualcomm., Helped raise more than $200 million in equity financing at Druva.

## Career timeline

- **2000-2003** — Worked as a senior consultant at Ernst & Young.
- **2004-2005** — Worked as a senior consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers.
- **2005-2011** — Held finance leadership roles at Atheros Communications and supported the company's growth through its acquisition by Qualcomm.
- **2011-2013** — Served as vice president of finance and corporate controller at Intematix.
- **2013-2015** — Served as RingCentral's vice president of finance, corporate controller, and treasurer; contributed to its 2013 IPO.
- **2015-2020** — Joined Druva as Chief Financial Officer and helped finance and reshape the cloud data-protection company.
- **2020-2022** — Served as Druva's Chief Financial and Strategy Officer.
- **2022-2024** — Served as Druva's Chief Operating Officer.
- **2025-present** — Serves as MinIO's Chief Business Officer.

## Achievements

- Was instrumental in RingCentral's 2013 initial public offering.
- Supported Atheros Communications as revenue grew from roughly $100 million to $1.2 billion before its acquisition by Qualcomm.
- Helped raise more than $200 million in equity financing at Druva.
- Helped consolidate Druva's 10 to 20 separately sold offerings into three packages, a shift associated with a roughly 20% to 30% increase in per-user pricing.
- Helped Druva pass $100 million in annual recurring revenue as its business shifted toward a SaaS platform model.

## Latest updates

- **2025-02** — MinIO publicly announced Patel as Chief Business Officer while reporting 149% annual recurring revenue growth and expanding its enterprise go-to-market leadership.
- **2025-02** — Industry coverage described his arrival as part of MinIO's push toward enterprise sales for AI-focused object storage.

## Links

- Website: https://www.min.io
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mahesh-patel-325964a

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