Ashwath Kakhandiki

Ashwath Kakhandiki has extensive experience in marketing and demand generation. Ashwath is currently the Vice President of Marketing at Passport since 2022. Prior to that, they worked at Gigamon as the Senior Director of Revenue Marketing from 2020 to 2022. From 2018 to 2019, they served as the VP of Marketing at Unbxd Inc. In 2017, Ashwath held the position of VP of Marketing at LeanData, Inc.

Before that, they were the Director of Demand Generation and Field Marketing at Saama from 2015 to 2016, where they built the demand generation engine and managed a team of 5 people. Ashwath also worked as the Director of Demand Generation at Druva from 2013 to 2015, scaling the worldwide demand generation function. Prior to that, they held the position of Director of Marketing at Infineta Systems, where they established demand creation programs and processes. Ashwath started their career at QuinStreet, serving as a Senior Marketing Manager, managing a portfolio of websites in the healthcare and fitness category.

Earlier in their career, Ashwath worked at SAP, starting as a Senior Developer in 2002 and later transitioning to the role of Marketing Program Manager, responsible for marketing SAP MaxDB and other data management products to the SMB sector.

Overall, Ashwath Kakhandiki has a strong background in marketing leadership, demand generation, and building successful marketing teams.

Ashwath Kakhandiki's education history includes an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business, with a focus on Marketing and Strategy. Additionally, they hold a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Chemistry from Savitribai Phule Pune University.