As CEO and President, Sanjay Poonen leads Cohesity in its mission to radically simplify how organizations secure and manage their data. Sanjay is a proven business executive with over 25 years of experience in scaling multi-billion dollar businesses and building strong teams.

Most recently, Sanjay was COO at VMware, where he oversaw sales, marketing, services and alliances, doubling VMware from approximately $6B to $12B in revenue. Poonen played a vital role in architecting multiple successful cloud partnerships, including AWS, Microsoft, Google, and Oracle. He also led the company’s security and end-user computing businesses, including the acquisition of AirWatch and Carbon Black. Prior to VMware, Poonen served as President of SAP where he led SAP's Applications, Industries and Platform teams, serving in engineering and sales roles that helped double SAP from approximately $10B to $20B in revenue. He began his career as a software engineer at Microsoft and Apple. Sanjay has an MBA from Harvard Business School, where he graduated a Baker Scholar which designates his position in the top 5% of his graduating class, a master’s degree in management science and engineering from Stanford University, and a bachelor's degree in computer science, math and engineering from Dartmouth College, where he graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. Sanjay holds two patents. Poonen serves on the Supervisory Board of Philips, and Board of Snyk.

Kevin is the Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Mandiant, Inc. Kevin also leads the Cohesity Security Advisory Council and sits on the Cohesity board of directors.

One of the world’s foremost cybersecurity experts, Kevin is sought after by the U.S. government and Fortune 100 companies to lead the response when cybercriminals strike. He has testified in hearings before the U.S. House and Senate committees and has served as a member of the Cybersecurity Advisory Committee for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency since December 2021. Kevin began his cybersecurity career in the United States Air Force, serving as a computer security officer in the 7th Communications Group at the Pentagon and later as a special agent and cyber crime investigator in the Air Force Office of Special Investigations. In the private sector, Kevin held senior positions in the security consulting divisions of Sytex, acquired by Lockheed Martin, and Foundstone, acquired by McAfee. Kevin holds a B.S. in computer science from Lafayette College and a M.S. in forensic science from The George Washington University. He is also a graduate of the Harvard Business School’s Owner/President Management Program.

Bill Schlough serves as SVP & Chief Information Officer of the San Francisco Giants and Chairman of the San Jose Giants.

Since Schlough's arrival in 1999, the Giants have been recognized among the most innovative teams in sports. They were the first team to provide free Wi-Fi to all fans beginning in 2004, and Oracle Park is currently the home of the third largest and first 4K-capable video board in MLB. Schlough’s IT team has also supported the baseball operation in implementing an array of proprietary analytic tools that helped the team secure three World Series titles in recent years.

An Olympic enthusiast, Schlough served on the committees for San Francisco’s bids to host the 2012, 2016 and 2024 Olympic Games. His event experience includes assignments at the 1994 World Cup along with Olympics in Atlanta, Salt Lake, Torino, and PyeongChang.

Schlough was inducted into CIO.com’s CIO Hall of Fame in 2017, was named Trace3’s 2016 CIO Outlier of the Year, InformationWeek’s 2012 IT Chief of the Year, and is a Sports Business Journal’s “Forty Under 40” alumnus.

A San Francisco native and Ironman triathlete, Schlough holds a Mechanical Engineering degree from Duke and an MBA from Wharton.

Jeremy Affeldt is a three-time World Series champion, humanitarian and philanthropist, speaker, author, broadcaster, and dad. He has always had a philanthropic heart and spends his time as an advocate for ending child poverty and homelessness. His 2013 book, Life, Justice and Major League Baseball has led him to speaking opportunities that have inspired millions around the world.

As Chief Marketing Officer, Lynn leads the global marketing function driving customer experience and accelerating adoption of Cohesity’s solutions. Lynn brings 25 years of marketing experience for high technology B2B organizations.

Prior to joining us, Lynn was CMO at Veritas where she led the new branding and successful repositioning as a multi-cloud data management company after separation from Symantec. Before Veritas, Lynn served as CMO at Good Technology where she led global marketing, culminating in a sale to Blackberry to establish their mobile security software platform. Prior to Veritas, Lynn was with Cisco Systems, where she served in various executive roles, most recently as Vice President, Global Collaboration Marketing leading marketing for the $5B collaboration business encompassing telepresence, unified communications and WebEx. Lynn holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley.

Ross leads corporate communications globally for Cohesity, including public and analyst relations, internal communications, and customer marketing. Ross began his career as a television reporter/anchor covering technology, politics, education, and a host of other topics. He has spent the last 20+ years helping organizations raise awareness among key audience segments, influencers, and employees.