Umair Khan
About Umair Khan
Umair Khan is the Director of Marketing at Stacklet, with extensive experience in product marketing and a strong focus on educating customers about technology adoption. He has held various roles in notable companies and contributes to the SPIFFE Community, promoting open-source identity standards for cloud-native applications.
Work at Stacklet
Umair Khan serves as the Director of Marketing at Stacklet, a position he has held since 2021. In this role, he focuses on marketing strategies that enhance customer understanding of cloud cost management and governance. His responsibilities include promoting the company's initiatives in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and advocating for proactive cloud cost management. He emphasizes the importance of embedding cost-aware policies early in the infrastructure lifecycle.
Previous Experience in Marketing
Before joining Stacklet, Umair Khan held various marketing roles across several organizations. He worked at Hewlett Packard Enterprise as a Product Marketing professional from 2020 to 2021. Prior to that, he was the Product Marketing & Management Consultant at CA Technologies in 2011 and served as the Director of Product Marketing at the same company from 2012 to 2018. His experience also includes roles at Scytale.io as Product Marketing Lead and at Lean Startup Machine as part of the Alumni Advisory Board.
Education and Expertise
Umair Khan earned his MBA from Hult International Business School, where he studied Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Solution's Marketing from 2009 to 2010. He also holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences, which he completed from 2001 to 2005. His educational background supports his expertise in marketing technology and educating customers on software adoption.
Contributions to the Tech Community
Umair Khan is actively involved in the tech community, chairing the SPIFFE Community, which focuses on developing and promoting open-source identity standards for cloud-native applications. He has also contributed to the Boston Microsoft BizSpark Startup Meetup as an Assistant Organizer. His advocacy for cloud governance and FinOps is reflected in his writings on cloud governance and cost optimization strategies.
Focus Areas and Beliefs
Umair Khan emphasizes the competitive advantage that technology and customer experience provide to businesses. He advocates for measuring and managing marketing efforts to enhance customer experience. His focus includes promoting cloud tagging, cost optimization strategies, and automating remediation workflows in cloud environments. He believes in the importance of educating customers about the value of technology adoption.