About

Amit Gupta is a highly experienced VP of Business Development and Product Management at Tigera, Inc. He is responsible for leading the development and implementation of business strategies to drive growth and profitability for the company. Tigera is the creator and maintainer of open-source Calico, which delivers Calico Cloud, a next-generation cloud service for Kubernetes security and observability. Amit's expertise in product management and business development has helped Tigera become a leading provider of Kubernetes-native security solutions. Amit has over 24 years of experience in the technology industry, with a strong focus on product management and software engineering. Prior to joining Tigera, he served as Vice President of Product Management at CloudPassage, where he helped solve security and compliance challenges for large enterprises building and deploying applications on modern compute infrastructure. He also served as Senior Director of Product Management at VMware, where he led the evolution of the Core Infrastructure, Data Protection, and Disaster Recovery portfolios. Amit's educational background includes an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley - Walter A. Haas School of Business and a B.Tech from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. His technical expertise includes product management, senior software engineering, Kubernetes, and infra. He is a highly skilled professional with a proven track record of success in leading product development and business growth initiatives. Amit's experience and expertise have made him a valuable asset to Tigera, where he has played a key role in the company's success. He is passionate about using technology to solve complex business challenges and has a deep understanding of the needs of enterprise customers. His ability to develop and execute business strategies that drive growth and profitability has helped Tigera become a leading provider of Kubernetes-native security solutions.