Gaurav Agarwal

Gaurav Agarwal is a seasoned product and technology business executive with a strong background in building and scaling next-generation software products and platforms.

With a track record of success in product leadership and general management at top-tier companies like Twilio, Splunk, Microsoft, and VC-backed startups, Gaurav's expertise lies in combining technical proficiency, analytical skills, and business acumen to tackle intricate challenges with a customer-centric approach.

His specialties span across product management, design, and development, entrepreneurship, GM and P&L ownership, multi-product portfolio management, go-to-market and product strategy, as well as cross-functional alignment and leadership.

Areas of focus for Gaurav include AI, SaaS, Apps, Platform, Infrastructure, PLG, Enterprise, Business, Developer, and Analytics.

Gaurav holds an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business, an MS in Computer Science from the University of Southern California, and a BE in Information Technology from the University of Mumbai.

His professional journey includes key roles such as Senior Vice President & General Manager at Gong, Vice President & General Manager at Twilio, Vice President of Products/Strategy at Hearsay Systems, Senior Director of Product Management at Splunk, Vice President of Product at GoodData, Co-Founder & CEO at Traverie, Product Management Leader at Microsoft, and Software Engineer at Teradata.

Currently open to selective investing in areas where his expertise can add significant value, Gaurav is also interested in advisory and board roles focusing on product strategy, management, and GTM strategy.