# Rohit Dixit

> Rohit Dixit is the Executive Vice President and Chief Customer Officer at Proofpoint, the human-centric cybersecurity company headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. With over 30 years of experience spanning SaaS, technology, and technology-enabled services, Dixit oversees Proofpoint's global customer success, professional services, managed services, and technical support teams. He joined Proofpoint in February 2024 from Hewlett Packard Enterprise, where he transformed a $1 billion advisory and professional services business into a record profit-generating unit. His career arc spans continents - from ESSEN Computers in India to oil fields in Kuwait, Egypt, and Turkmenistan with Halliburton, to strategy consulting at A.T. Kearney, to the C-suite of one of the world's leading cybersecurity firms.

- **Role:** Executive Vice President & Chief Customer Officer at Proofpoint
- **Organizations:** Proofpoint, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, A.T. Kearney, Halliburton Energy Services, ESSEN Computers Ltd.
- **From:** India
- **Nationality:** Indian-American
- **Education:** Master of Business Administration (MBA), University of Michigan, Bachelor of Engineering, Pune University
- **Known for:** Transformed Hewlett Packard Enterprise's Advisory & Professional Services into a record profit-generating business unit, Oversees Proofpoint's global customer success, professional services, managed services, and technical support serving 230,000+ organizations worldwide, Built a career spanning four continents across energy, consulting, and technology industries

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Started career at ESSEN Computers Ltd. in India
- **Mid career** — Leadership roles at Halliburton Energy Services across Kuwait, Egypt, and Turkmenistan
- **Mid career** — Manager at A.T. Kearney, management consulting
- **Pre-2024** — Senior Vice President, Advisory & Professional Services at Hewlett Packard Enterprise - led a $1 billion business unit focused on Digital Transformation, Hybrid IT, Big Data & AI, Security, and Change Management
- **2024-02** — Joined Proofpoint as Executive Vice President and Chief Customer Officer
- **2025** — Featured at New York Stock Exchange as part of Proofpoint 2025 series, discussing CISOs' biggest challenges

## Achievements

- Transformed Hewlett Packard Enterprise's Advisory & Professional Services into a record profit-generating business unit
- Oversees Proofpoint's global customer success, professional services, managed services, and technical support serving 230,000+ organizations worldwide
- Built a career spanning four continents across energy, consulting, and technology industries
- 30+ years of experience in SaaS and technology-enabled services
- Featured speaker at NYSE Proofpoint 2025 event

## Latest updates

- **2025-10** — Appeared at New York Stock Exchange as part of Proofpoint 2025 media series, discussing CISOs' biggest challenges and Proofpoint's outlook
- **2024-02** — Joined Proofpoint as Executive Vice President and Chief Customer Officer, announced alongside other new leadership hires

## Links

- Website: https://www.proofpoint.com/us/company/leadership
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/rodixit
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pIfgEbvNSs

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Last updated: 2026-05-15