Dear Friends:
After a year’s sabbatical – where I enjoyed among other things, being the school caravan driver for my kids and their friends -being more involved in home projects than my family would like!😃 – all while investing in a few startups and serving on two Boards – I have finally decided it’s time to get back in the saddle of an operating role.
Today, I was named CEO and President of Cohesity. Cohesity is a leading data management and data security company in the Silicon Valley. With over 3000 customers, they have been doing very well in their market. IDC ranked them the fastest growing company, among the largest vendors in their category, in 2021; Gartner ranked them a Leader in their Magic Quadrant; GigaOM ranked them the best performer of a crowded space of vendors in their latest report.
To top it all, this is a company whose value proposition, I can easily explain to my mom and kids!😃 – “We help companies and governments, protect their data, back it up, archive, search/analyze historical data, and of course, secure it from ransomware attacks.”
I’m super excited about the journey ahead, and want to share a few key reasons why:
CALL TO ACTION
My call to action is simple:
Onward and upward!
Sanjay Poonen