About

Nitin Garg is a seasoned Data Center Product Management and Strategic Partnerships Leader with over 15 years of experience in system development and sales. He is currently working as a Senior Manager, Data Center Solutions Product Management at Cisco, where he has successfully driven the definition, productization, pricing, and launch of multiple scale-out software-defined storage platforms under tight timelines. Some of his notable achievements include NetApp SolidFire on UCS, Microsoft Azure Stack on UCS, and Cisco Hyperflex as a backup target for Veeam Data Protection Software. Nitin is a strong, analytical leader with experience in managing a large business, managing direct reports, leading cross-functional teams, and driving end-to-end product life cycles. He is an articulate and persuasive communicator with experience interacting with executives, press, and analysts. Nitin is passionate about Product Management and Product Marketing, and he has full product life-cycle experience for 10 modular and 5 fixed systems. He has been a roadmap owner across Cisco Switching Portfolio, lead for Storage Technical Advisory Board meetings and Field Storage Summits, and has clear Product Definition for engineering execution – Architecture, Features, and more. Nitin has a diverse technical background, having worked across startups, mid-size, and large organizations, including Mistletoe, Multilink/Photuris, Nortel, David Sarnoff Research Center, and Motorola. He has held various technical leadership roles, including Technical Leader, ASIC Design - Storage, Security, IP Switching, ATM, SONET, Analog. Nitin has created several innovative systems, including the first system to do Available-Bit-Rate scheduling across 1M queues and the first system to carry 10G WAN production traffic in the world. Nitin holds an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley - Walter A. Haas School of Business, where he specialized in Marketing, Finance, and Entrepreneurship. He also has a High School degree from Lawrence School, Sanawar. Nitin's tech stack includes product management, Azure, infra, and senior software engineering. He has relevant experience of 31.71 years, making him a valuable asset to any organization.