SailPoint Appoints Chandra Gnanasambandam as EVP of Product and Chief Technology Officer
SailPoint (Nasdaq: SAIL) has appointed Chandra Gnanasambandam as Executive Vice President of Product and Chief Technology Officer. Gnanasambandam joins from McKinsey & Company, where he co-led the global high-tech practice during his two-decade tenure.
The new CTO brings extensive experience in product management and engineering, with a track record of driving large-scale transformations for major cloud companies. His background includes co-founding McKinsey's investor and start-up arm, Fuel, and establishing the firm's Bangalore office. Earlier in his career, he worked as a Java architect at Sun Microsystems.
In his new role, Gnanasambandam will focus on advancing SailPoint's approach to innovation in identity security, particularly addressing challenges related to the growing complexity of digital identities and the rise of AI agents.
SailPoint (Nasdaq: SAIL) ha nominato Chandra Gnanasambandam come Vicepresidente Esecutivo del Prodotto e Chief Technology Officer. Gnanasambandam proviene da McKinsey & Company, dove ha co-diretto la pratica globale ad alta tecnologia durante il suo ventennale incarico.
Il nuovo CTO porta con sé una vasta esperienza in gestione del prodotto e ingegneria, con un comprovato track record di trasformazioni su larga scala per importanti aziende nel settore del cloud. Il suo background include la co-fondazione della divisione investimenti e start-up di McKinsey, Fuel, e la creazione dell'ufficio di Bangalore dell'azienda. In precedenza, ha lavorato come architetto Java presso Sun Microsystems.
Nel suo nuovo ruolo, Gnanasambandam si concentrerà sul miglioramento dell'approccio di SailPoint all'innovazione nella sicurezza dell'identità, affrontando in particolare le sfide legate alla crescente complessità delle identità digitali e all'aumento degli agenti AI.
SailPoint (Nasdaq: SAIL) ha nombrado a Chandra Gnanasambandam como Vicepresidente Ejecutivo de Producto y Director de Tecnología. Gnanasambandam se une desde McKinsey & Company, donde co-lideró la práctica global de alta tecnología durante su carrera de dos décadas.
El nuevo CTO aporta una amplia experiencia en gestión de productos e ingeniería, con un historial de impulso de transformaciones a gran escala para importantes empresas de la nube. Su experiencia incluye la co-fundación del brazo de inversiones y startups de McKinsey, Fuel, y el establecimiento de la oficina de Bangalore de la firma. Anteriormente, trabajó como arquitecto Java en Sun Microsystems.
En su nuevo rol, Gnanasambandam se enfocará en avanzar en el enfoque de SailPoint hacia la innovación en seguridad de identidad, abordando particularmente los desafíos relacionados con la creciente complejidad de las identidades digitales y el auge de los agentes de IA.
SailPoint (Nasdaq: SAIL)는 Chandra Gnanasambandam을 제품 부문 부사장 및 최고 기술 책임자로 임명했습니다. Gnanasambandam은 McKinsey & Company에서 20년간의 경력 동안 글로벌 하이테크 실무를 공동 이끌었습니다.
새로운 CTO는 제품 관리 및 엔지니어링 분야에서 광범위한 경험을 가져오며, 주요 클라우드 기업을 위한 대규모 변혁을 이끌어낸 경력이 있습니다. 그의 경력에는 McKinsey의 투자 및 스타트업 부서인 Fuel의 공동 설립과 회사의 방갈로르 사무소 설립이 포함되어 있습니다. 이전에는 Sun Microsystems에서 Java 아키텍트로 근무했습니다.
Gnanasambandam은 새로운 역할에서 신원 보안에 대한 SailPoint의 혁신 접근 방식을 발전시키는 데 집중할 것이며, 특히 디지털 신원의 복잡성이 증가하고 AI 에이전트가 부상하는 것과 관련된 문제를 다룰 것입니다.
SailPoint (Nasdaq: SAIL) a nommé Chandra Gnanasambandam au poste de Vice-Président Exécutif Produit et Directeur Technique. Gnanasambandam rejoint McKinsey & Company, où il a co-dirigé la pratique mondiale des hautes technologies pendant ses deux décennies de carrière.
Le nouveau CTO apporte une vaste expérience en gestion de produit et ingénierie, avec un bilan de transformations à grande échelle pour des entreprises majeures du cloud. Son parcours inclut la co-fondation de la branche d'investissement et de start-up de McKinsey, Fuel, et l'établissement du bureau de Bangalore de la société. Plus tôt dans sa carrière, il a travaillé comme architecte Java chez Sun Microsystems.
Dans son nouveau rôle, Gnanasambandam se concentrera sur l'avancement de l'approche de SailPoint en matière d'innovation dans la sûreté d'identité, en s'attaquant particulièrement aux défis liés à la complexité croissante des identités numériques et à la montée des agents d'IA.
SailPoint (Nasdaq: SAIL) hat Chandra Gnanasambandam zum Executive Vice President für Produkt und Chief Technology Officer ernannt. Gnanasambandam kommt von McKinsey & Company, wo er während seiner zwanzigjährigen Karriere die globale High-Tech-Praxis mitgeleitet hat.
Der neue CTO bringt umfangreiche Erfahrung in Produktmanagement und Engineering mit und hat einen nachweislichen Erfolg in der Durchführung von großangelegten Transformationen für bedeutende Cloud-Unternehmen. Zu seinem Hintergrund gehört die Mitgründung von McKinseys Investoren- und Start-up-Abteilung Fuel sowie die Gründung des Büros in Bangalore. Zuvor arbeitete er als Java-Architekt bei Sun Microsystems.
In seiner neuen Rolle wird Gnanasambandam sich darauf konzentrieren, den Innovationsansatz von SailPoint in der Identitätssicherheit voranzutreiben, insbesondere indem er Herausforderungen im Zusammenhang mit der zunehmenden Komplexität digitaler Identitäten und dem Aufstieg von KI-Agenten angeht.
- Strategic hire with extensive tech industry expertise
- Strong background in cloud company transformations
- Experience in both product management and engineering leadership
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Senior McKinsey executive brings proven track record in software and tech product and business execution
Chandra’s expertise spans both product management and engineering, with a proven track record of driving large-scale transformations for some of the world’s largest and fastest-growing cloud companies. His leadership has helped organizations achieve significant market capitalization growth through strategic and impactful changes in both software and hardware. Prior to his work in McKinsey's high-tech practice, Chandra co-founded and led Fuel, McKinsey’s investor and start-up arm, and was a founding partner of McKinsey's
"Chandra's deep expertise in technology, product management, and engineering, combined with his extensive experience working with top global leaders in the tech sector, will be invaluable as we continue to scale and innovate at SailPoint,” said Mark McClain, SailPoint’s CEO and Founder. "We are thrilled to welcome him to our executive team, and we look forward to the leadership and vision he will bring to our product and technology strategies."
“Identity security is the cornerstone of cybersecurity and risk management, and as digital identities grow in complexity and volume—especially with the significant rise of AI agents—SailPoint is uniquely positioned to help enterprises manage and secure their business amid these shifting dynamics,” said Chandra Gnanasambandam. “I’ve long admired SailPoint’s role as a disruptor and innovator in this space, and I feel privileged to join at such a pivotal moment. Alongside the stellar SailPoint executive and product leadership team, I look forward to working together to advance our approach to innovation that best solves the next generation of identity security challenges ahead.”
About SailPoint, Inc.
SailPoint Inc. (Nasdaq: SAIL) equips the modern enterprise to seamlessly manage and secure access to applications and data through the lens of identity – at speed and scale. As a category leader, we continuously reinvent identity security as the foundation of the secure enterprise. SailPoint delivers a unified, intelligent, extensible platform built to defend against today’s dynamic, identity-centric cyber threats while enhancing productivity and efficiency. SailPoint helps many of the world’s most complex, sophisticated enterprises create a secure technology ecosystem that fuels business transformation.
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