Akshay Bhargava

Akshay Bhargava is a veteran product executive and business leader with a strong focus on fostering innovation and leveraging data-driven insights to drive business success over the span of nearly two decades.

Currently serving as the Chief Product Officer and General Manager of Emerging Solutions at 1Password, Akshay has a proven track record of driving substantial growth in various organizations. At Malwarebytes, he played a pivotal role in achieving an impressive 80% year-over-year growth in Enterprise SaaS. He also spearheaded the successful launch of Oracle Cloud services, which contributed to a significant $200M+ run-rate business.

Akshay excels in product innovation, particularly in the realms of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, and Cybersecurity. His expertise extends to areas such as implementing Freemium-to-paid strategies, driving self-service and online growth, catering to Small Medium Businesses (SMBs), consumers, Managed Service Providers (MSPs), and channel growth.

With a keen eye for User Experience (UX) Design, Akshay strategically formulates Go-To-Market (GTM) strategies, forges impactful alliances, engages in business development, and crafts effective pricing and packaging strategies to drive product success.

Akshay Bhargava holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from MIT Sloan School of Management, specializing in the Entrepreneurship & Innovation Program. He also completed his Bachelor of Science (BS) in Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University.

In addition to his current role at 1Password, Akshay has been an official member of the Forbes Technology Council and has offered advisory services to various organizations.