Global Board of Directors, US-India Business Council (USIBC); Advisory Board Member, New York University School of Law Center for Cybersecurity

Kavitha Mariappan is a seasoned go-to-market executive with more than two decades of experience helping industry-leading companies translate technology into business value and growth. She has held senior roles across enterprise software and services companies, spanning strategy, marketing, product, and engineering, including at Zscaler, Databricks, Riverbed, Cisco, and Philips Electronics. Currently chief transformation officer at Rubrik, Kavitha drives global transformation and innovation across all facets of the business, with a strong focus on customer value creation, resilience, and new revenue opportunities. She has deep expertise in shaping customer engagement at the board and C-suite level, mobilizing global teams, and scaling new business models. In addition to her role at Rubrik, Kavitha serves on the Global Board of Directors for the US-India Business Council (USIBC), and as an advisory board member for the NYU School of Law Center for Cybersecurity. She holds a bachelor of engineering in communication engineering from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia, and a master of science in cybersecurity risk and strategy from New York University School of Law and Tandon School of Engineering.