Rohit Kalbag

Rohit Kalbag has a diverse work experience spanning several companies and roles. Rohit began their career at Verizon Wireless Laboratories in 1997 as a Distinguished Member of Technical Staff, where they contributed to wireless standards and carried out various technical assessments. Rohit then joined Verizon Wireless in 2004 and held multiple managerial positions, including Manager of New Product Development and Manager of Network Applications Development. In these roles, they were responsible for product planning, development, and lifecycle management. Rohit also played a key role in deploying services such as enabling Verizon Wireless customers to use Wi-Fi hotspots at premium locations.

In 2010, Rohit took on the role of Director (Interim) of New Product Development, overseeing the technical realization of new products in areas like LTE, Femtocell, and Wi-Fi technologies. Rohit effectively managed a capital budget of $10M and provided oversight for a team of product engineers.

In 2015, Rohit joined Sandstorm Ventures as a Technical Associate, where they led technical due diligence investigations on next-gen technologies. Rohit then transitioned to OpenVPN Inc. in 2018, initially working as a Full-time Consulting Senior Product Manager. Rohit later moved up to roles such as Senior Manager of Product Management and Product Marketing, Director of Product Management, and currently serves as the Vice President of Product Marketing.

Rohit Kalbag's education history includes a Master of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of Missouri, which they obtained from 1995 to 1997. Prior to that, they completed their Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Engineering from the University of Bombay, where they studied from 1990 to 1994. Additionally, Rohit attended Rutgers Business School, although the specific degree and field of study are unknown as there is no information regarding start and end years.

On top of their formal education, Rohit has obtained several certifications. In 2022, they became certified in Cybersecurity (CC®) from (ISC)². In 2019, they achieved the Marketo Certified Associate certification from Marketo, an Adobe Company. The year before, in 2018, they obtained the Salesforce Administrator certification from Salesforce. Prior to that, in 2016, they completed the Software Defined Networking with OpenDaylight certification offered by The Linux Foundation. In 2015, they received a Certificate of Completion in AutoCAD from Autodesk and completed the Customer-Focused Product and Service Design certification from eCornell. In 2014, they obtained certifications in Advanced Marketing Research and Data-Driven Marketing, both from eCornell. In addition, Rohit completed a Mini-MBA program in Strategic Marketing from the Rutgers Center for Management Development in 2013 and a Mini-MBA™ program in Entrepreneurship from the same institution in 2012. Rohit also received training in Agile Fundamentals from Verizon Classroom Training in 2012. Lastly, they obtained the AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate certification from Amazon in 2018. The completion or achievement dates are not available for the Stanford Innovation and Entrepreneurship certification from Stanford University.