# Rohit Ghai

> Rohit Ghai is the President and CEO of Barracuda Networks, appointed September 2025 after nearly eight years leading RSA Security through its spin-out from Dell Technologies and its pivot toward identity security. A two-decade veteran of enterprise security and SaaS - including Symantec, EMC and CA Technologies - he sits on the boards of Pegasystems, D-Wave Systems and MHC Software, and is known on the RSA Conference keynote stage for arguing that the human element, not the machine, is what wins in cybersecurity.

- **Role:** President & CEO, Barracuda Networks
- **Organizations:** Barracuda Networks, Pegasystems (Board), D-Wave Systems (Board), MHC Software (Board), RSA Security (former CEO), Dell EMC, Symantec, CA Technologies, Cheyenne Software
- **From:** India
- **Nationality:** Indian-American
- **Education:** B.S., Computer Science, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, M.S., Computer Science, University of South Carolina
- **Known for:** Led RSA through its $2.1B spin-out from Dell Technologies in 2020 and re-established it as an independent identity security pure-play., Engineered the turnaround and successful sale of Documentum to OpenText while at EMC., Headline keynote speaker at RSA Conference (2018-2023), reaching tens of thousands of security practitioners.

## Career timeline

- **1990s** — Joined Cheyenne Software (backup/data protection startup)
- **1996** — Joined CA Technologies via the Cheyenne acquisition; later led CA India as CTO
- **2000s** — Senior engineering and general management roles at Symantec
- **2009** — Joined EMC to run product development for the Enterprise Content Division
- **2016** — Led the turnaround and sale of Documentum to OpenText
- **2017** — Appointed President of RSA (then a Dell Technologies brand)
- **2020** — Led RSA's spin-out from Dell Technologies as an independent company; became CEO
- **2025-01** — Appointed to the Pegasystems Board of Directors
- **2025-09** — Appointed President & CEO of Barracuda Networks; joined the board

## Achievements

- Led RSA through its $2.1B spin-out from Dell Technologies in 2020 and re-established it as an independent identity security pure-play.
- Engineered the turnaround and successful sale of Documentum to OpenText while at EMC.
- Headline keynote speaker at RSA Conference (2018-2023), reaching tens of thousands of security practitioners.
- Concurrent board roles at Pegasystems, D-Wave Systems, MHC Software; previously Everbridge.
- Took the CEO seat at Barracuda Networks (a 2,200-person, ~$650M revenue cybersecurity company) in September 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Published thinking on empathy, AI and channel partners on the Barracuda blog.
- **2026-02** — Featured in CRN on accelerating a 'true platform' approach to security for MSPs.
- **2026-01** — Named one of CRN's 10 Biggest IT CEO Moves of 2025.
- **2025-09** — Appointed President & CEO of Barracuda Networks.
- **2025-01** — Joined the Board of Directors of Pegasystems.

## Links

- Website: https://www.barracuda.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rohitghai/

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Last updated: 2026-05-30