Sriram Puthucode

CRO @ Straiker | Ex VP GTM @Zscaler | Ex Palo Alto Networks and Symantec | 0-n Growth Operator | Adviser | Investor | Category creator | Farmer

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Sri is a proven leader in cybersecurity, with deep expertise in building, scaling, and driving business growth. With a strong background in sales, channel strategy, pre-sales engineering, and customer success, he has led companies to achieve hundreds of millions in bookings.

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As Chief Revenue Officer at Balbix, a VC-backed threat and exposure management startup, Sri has been instrumental in scaling the business globally, driving revenue growth, and enhancing customer retention and expansion. Prior to this, he served as Global VP of Go-to-Market at Palo Alto Networks, where his leadership tripled the software firewall business to $320M in just 5 years. At Elastica, he played a pivotal role in growing the company from $0 to $100M, leading to its acquisition by BlueCoat and later Symantec for $350M. His leadership has also been demonstrated in key executive roles at Symantec, Qualys, JP Morgan Chase, and Cisco. Sri holds an MBA from UCLA Anderson, an MS in Industrial Engineering from ASU, and a BS in Industrial Engineering. He is also a trusted advisor to startups, an active angel investor with multiple successful exits, and a strategic leader in private equity investments, especially within cybersecurity. Sri has proven ability to manage projects, GTM, and provide vision and strategic direction to diverse industry segments within Cyber security, green tech and non profit industries.