# Satish Dhanasekaran

> Satish Dhanasekaran is president and CEO of Keysight Technologies. An electrical engineer who worked on early smartphones at Motorola, he joined Agilent in 2006, led Keysight’s Communications Solutions Group and became COO before taking the CEO role in May 2022. His public work centers on design and test tools, software, technology adoption and next-generation communications. He also serves on Zebra Technologies’ board.

- **Role:** President and Chief Executive Officer at Keysight Technologies
- **Organizations:** Keysight Technologies, Agilent Technologies, Motorola, Zebra Technologies, NextG Alliance
- **Education:** Master’s degree in electrical engineering, Florida State University, Executive education certification, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
- **Known for:** Led Keysight’s Communications Solutions Group before becoming COO and CEO., Helped expand Keysight’s mobile-device portfolio into software-layer testing., Keysight credits Dhanasekaran and his team with contributions to 5G, 400G, quantum and electromagnetic spectrum operations.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2006** — Designed and led development of first-generation smartphone devices at Motorola.
- **2006** — Joined Agilent Technologies.
- **2015-06** — Became general manager of the Mobile Broadband Operation.
- **2016-05** — Became vice president and general manager of Wireless Devices and Operators.
- **2017-07** — Became senior vice president and president of the Communications Solutions Group.
- **2020-10** — Became chief operating officer of Keysight.
- **2022-05** — Became Keysight president and CEO and joined its board, effective May 1.
- **2023-05** — Joined Zebra Technologies’ board, effective May 11.

## Achievements

- Led Keysight’s Communications Solutions Group before becoming COO and CEO.
- Helped expand Keysight’s mobile-device portfolio into software-layer testing.
- Keysight credits Dhanasekaran and his team with contributions to 5G, 400G, quantum and electromagnetic spectrum operations.
- Elected to Zebra Technologies’ board in 2023.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Appeared with CFO Neil Dougherty at the September 11 Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference; discussed software, R&D and investment ahead of 6G adoption.
- **2026-08** — Keysight reported fiscal Q3 revenue of $1.846 billion and orders of $2.091 billion for the quarter ended July 31.
- **2026-01** — His shareholder letter described fiscal 2025 as a return to growth, with annual revenue of approximately $5.4 billion.
- **2025-11** — Discussed completed acquisitions of Spirent, Synopsys’ Optical Solutions Group and Ansys’ PowerArtist in fiscal Q4 prepared remarks.

## Links

- Website: https://www.keysight.com/zz/en/about/keysight-executive-biographies/satish-dhanasekaran.html
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/satish-dhanasekaran-6aa8529/

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Last updated: 2026-10-21