Vijay Krish

Business Strategy, GTM & Ops | AI Cybersecurity | Chief of Staff, COO | ex-Broadcom, McKinsey, NASA, MIT, HBS

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ServiceNowex-Ciscoex-McKinsey & Company

Proven world-class technology executive, former NASA rocket engineer, with exceptional track record of developing executable strategy, scaling transformational technologies, creating high-performance teams and driving GTM, partnerships, operations &

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Catalyzes disruptions such as Cybersecurity at ServiceNow, transition to Multi-Cloud & SaaS at Broadcom and IoT & Autonomous Vehicles with Cisco. Highly flexible, agile, business savvy with strong analytical, technical foundations cultivated at NASA, MIT, McKinsey & Ford. Able to quickly win and retain stakeholder trust, credibility. Cross-functional, inclusive, fiercely collaborative leadership style whose teams consistently exceed expectations and change the way the world works, lives and  Strategy, Business Operations, Chief of Staff/BU COO, Finance: McKinsey trained trusted advisor. Drives success by developing executable business strategy/models & leading key strategic initiatives such as building ServiceNow's Cybersecurity $1B+ business & Broadcom’s Multi-Cloud SaaS strategy  GTM Transformation Programs, Product Launches, Pricing, Executive Communications, Operating Cadence, Cross-functional Program Leadership, Customer Initiatives:  Launched AI Cybersecurity products at   Released CBCs (equivalent to AWS EDP) at VMW globally end-to-end including GTM, pricing and    Innovation & Growth Execution: Incubated & scaled via scrappy execution Cisco's $3B+/yr IoT & Autos business growing 30% yoy from a skunk-works startup. Scaled ServiceNow Cybersecurity to $1B+ ACV. Launched 9 Innovation Centers globally for co-creation with partners, customers Commercial Programs, Business Development, Partnerships, M&A, Sales: Secured & invested Cisco's $100M IoT equity investment fund -- 30+ investments. Exits include Control 4 (NASDAQ: CTRL), Sensity (acquired by Verizon), AeroScout (acquired by SWK), Urbanise. Defended PeopleSoft hostile takeover by Oracle. Executed innovative IoT ecosystem buildout, technology partnerships, strategic alliances Leadership & Management: Influence-based alignment of teams of 1000+ on a cross-functional, collaborative basis. Built & managed high performance teams of 10-30+ direct reports Harvard MBA and MIT (BS & MS): NASA research in Space Robotics and astrodynamics (Mars & lunar missions)email: com

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  1. SERVICENOWJOB
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  2. BROADCOMJOB
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  4. CISCOJOB
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    2. Dir, Office of Strategy &…
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  5. ORACLEJOB
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  6. EXCITE@HOMEJOB
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  8. NATIONAL CRICKET LEAGUE (IPL PRECURSOR)JOB
    1. President
      2Y 11M
  9. FORD MOTOR COMPANYJOB
    1. Robotics Eng
      1Y 11M
  10. JET PROPULSION LABORATORY, NASAJOB
    1. Rockets Eng
      1Y 11M

Time in market 31Y 7MOpen 1Closed 10Stints 11

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  1. Job: ServiceNow — AI Cybersecurity Head of Business Strategy & Operations – COO/Chief of Staff · 2024-03 – present
  2. Job: Cisco — Sr. Director, Internet of Things (IoT), Autos - Chief of Staff, Strategy, GTM, Bus Dev, Operations · 2010 – 2017
  3. Job: McKinsey & Company — Engagement Manager - Automotive & Manufacturing Practice Leader · 1997 – 1999
  4. Job: National Cricket League (IPL precursor) — President · 1995 – 1997
  5. Job: Excite@Home — Vice President/GM · 1999 – 2002
  6. Job: Broadcom Inc. — Sr. Director - Commercial Programs, Sales Acceleration, Multi-Cloud SaaS Strategy & GTM Bus Ops · 2020-08 – 2024-03
  7. Job: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA — Rockets Engineer · 1995 – 1996
  8. Job: Ford Motor Company — Robotics Engineer · 1996 – 1997
  9. Job: VMware (Broadcom acquisition) — Strategic Transformation Office - Cloud & SaaS Sales GTM Strategy, Finance & Ops · 2017-07 – 2020-08
  10. Job: Oracle — Business & Corporate Development · 2004 – 2006
  11. Job: Cisco — Dir, Office of Strategy & Planning · 2006 – 2010

Skills

GTMSales OperationsBusiness PlanningGo-to-market StrategyMergers & AcquisitionsCorporate DevelopmentIntegrationMergersStrategic PartnershipsProduct ManagementInvestmentsStrategyManagementBusiness StrategyStrategic PlanningNegotiationBusiness DevelopmentCross-functional Team LeadershipEntrepreneurshipStart-ups

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