Suresh Katukam is the Chief Product Officer and co-founder of Nile. Internally, Suresh is endearingly referred to as the “Chief Disrupter” due to his unending drive to tackle seemingly unsolvable problems. Suresh has infused this attitude into Nile’s culture, creating a company-wide obsession to both reimagine and redefine the decades-old field of networking. 

Suresh has over 20 years of leadership experience across engineering, product management, business development, and M&A from notable technology leaders including Cisco, Aruba Networks, and AWS. At AWS, Suresh led Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, and Internet of Things technology partnerships. 

Suresh’s innovative mindset is evident in his work. He has co-authored technology standards, published AI research papers, and has 40 patents in networking and security. Suresh has an M.B.A. from the Anderson School of Management, UCLA, an M.S. in C.S. from Arizona State University, and a B.S. in Computer Science from BITS, Pilani, India.