Keith Kowal
About Keith Kowal
Keith Kowal is the Director of Product Management at Swirlds Labs, where he has worked since 2022. He has extensive experience in product management and marketing, having held various roles at companies such as Dolby Laboratories and Workday.
Current Role at Swirlds Labs
Keith Kowal serves as the Director of Product Management at Swirlds Labs, a position he has held since 2022. In this role, he focuses on developing and managing product strategies that support the company's initiatives in decentralized identity solutions. His work contributes to building foundational trust in a decentralized economy.
Previous Experience at Dolby Laboratories
Keith Kowal has held multiple positions at Dolby Laboratories over the years. He worked as a Senior Technical Marketing Manager for one year in San Francisco from 2008 to 2009. He later served as a Senior Field Marketing Manager from 2011 to 2013 in Singapore and as a Senior Product Marketing Manager from 2009 to 2011 in Taipei, Taiwan. His roles involved planning and executing marketing strategies across various media.
Education and Expertise
Keith Kowal studied Electrical Engineering and Business at Memorial University of Newfoundland, where he earned a B Tech from 1997 to 2000. He also holds a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from the University of Warwick - Warwick Business School, completed between 2014 and 2017. Additionally, he achieved a certification as an Electronics Engineering Technologist from RCC Institute of Technology in 1998.
Career History and Roles
Keith Kowal has a diverse career history with experience in product management and marketing across various companies. He worked as a Principal Product Management Engineer at Workday from 2019 to 2022 in Pleasanton, California. He also co-founded Recce Technologies in Hong Kong in 2016 and served as a Senior Product Manager at Enuma Technologies for seven months in 2017.
Contributions to Decentralized Identity
In his current role and previous positions, Keith Kowal has been instrumental in supporting the development of Hedera's Decentralized Identity strategy and product portfolio. His expertise in this area focuses on creating solutions that enhance trust and security in decentralized systems.