Balaji Venkatraman is Vice President of Product Management for Cisco Cloud Control within Cisco’s AI Software and Platform team. An accomplished technology executive with extensive leadership experience in network management, enterprise software, cybersecurity, and cloud infrastructure, Balaji previously led the Catalyst Center product team before moving to Cisco Secure Access, focusing on driving product adoption, scaling service provider route to market, and marketing. Balaji holds a Ph.D. in Computer & Information Sciences from the University of Florida and an MBA from Santa Clara University, bringing a strong combination of technical expertise, academic depth, and strategic business leadership.