Akshay Bhargava — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as VP of Product Management for AI Software and Platform at Cisco
Bolstered revenue by 2x and new business logos by 60k in 18 months at 1Password
Orchestrated a $620M fundraise at a $6.8B valuation for 1Password
Accelerated growth up to 80% YoY in new customers at Malwarebytes
Increased new enterprise customers by over 8K logos and enterprise ACV by 2x at Malwarebytes
Possesses two decades of experience in technology, progressing from IC to C-level roles

Biography

Akshay Bhargava is the VP of Product Management for AI Software and Platform at Cisco. He is a product executive and business leader with nearly 20 years of experience enabling impactful business outcomes in technology.

His career spans two decades, growing from an Individual Contributor (IC) to C-level positions. Bhargava's expertise includes product innovation, product-led growth (PLG), Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), cloud computing, cybersecurity, and mergers & acquisitions.