Jul
18
Sanjay Poonen, SVP, GM of Analytics Business at SAP
Sanjay currently serves as SVP and GM of the Analytics Business at SAP, the world’s largest applications software company. Prior to SAP, Sanjay Poonen served as VP of Line of Business Operations, at Symantec, reporting to the President. Sanjay played a key role in the $13B merger integration of VERITAS and Symantec.
Prior to the merger, Sanjay was VP of Strategic Operations at VERITAS, where he had sales responsibility for over $400MM in revenue from strategic accounts. Prior to VERITAS, Sanjay served as an executive officer of Informatica, first as the VP and GM of the Applications Business Unit and then as the SVP and GM of worldwide marketing. Early in his career, Sanjay also worked Apple and Microsoft.
Sanjay has an MBA from Harvard Business School, where he graduated as a Baker Scholar. He has a Master’s degree in Management Science and Engineering from Stanford University; and a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science & Math/Engineering from Dartmouth College.
Sanjay lives in the bay area with his wife, Kathy, and their 11-month old daughter, Sofia.