# Rajiv Ramaswami

> Rajiv Ramaswami is the President and CEO of Nutanix, the San Jose-based hybrid multicloud software company. An optical networking PhD who built a 30-year career at IBM Research, Nortel, Cisco, Broadcom and VMware before taking the top job at Nutanix in December 2020, he holds 36 patents and is a Fellow of the IEEE.

- **Role:** President and CEO at Nutanix
- **Organizations:** Nutanix, Marvell Technology (board), VMware (former), Broadcom (former), Cisco (former), IBM Research (former), Nortel (former), Tellabs (former)
- **From:** India
- **Nationality:** Indian-American
- **Education:** B.Tech, Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, M.S., EECS, University of California, Berkeley, Ph.D., EECS, University of California, Berkeley
- **Known for:** Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Holder of 36 patents, primarily in optical networking, Co-author of a widely cited textbook on optical networks

## Career timeline

- **1986** — Joined IBM Research Labs while pursuing master's at UC Berkeley
- **1990s** — Held leadership roles at Nortel, Tellabs and IBM in optical networking
- **2000s** — General Manager roles at Cisco, leading multibillion-dollar lines in switching, data center, storage and optical networking
- **2014** — Joined Broadcom as Executive Vice President and General Manager, Infrastructure and Networking
- **2016** — Joined VMware; later became Chief Operating Officer of Products and Cloud Services
- **2020-12** — Appointed President and CEO of Nutanix
- **2021-12** — VMware drops lawsuit relating to his departure
- **2025-07** — Joined the board of Marvell Technology

## Achievements

- Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- Holder of 36 patents, primarily in optical networking
- Co-author of a widely cited textbook on optical networks
- Led VMware's Networking and Security business, one of its fastest-growing units
- Took Nutanix from cash-burn era to durable profitability after taking the CEO role in 2020

## Latest updates

- **2025-07** — Appointed to the board of directors of Marvell Technology
- **2026-04** — Appeared on CNBC's Fortt Knox for a CEO update

## Links

- Website: https://www.nutanix.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajiv-ramaswami-b365704

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