Ajei Gopal

Ajei Gopal is a seasoned executive with extensive experience in leadership roles across various technology companies. Currently serving as a member of the Board of Directors at Fiserv and a member of the Board of Trustees at Carnegie Mellon University, Gopal has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of ANSYS, Inc. since 2011. Previous positions include serving on the Board of Directors at Citrix and holding interim leadership as President and Chief Operating Officer at Symantec. Gopal's background also includes significant roles at Silver Lake, Hewlett-Packard, CA Technologies, and Symantec, along with co-founding ReefEdge. Gopal holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science from Cornell University and a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.