Vijay Venugopal
About Vijay Venugopal
Vijay Venugopal serves as the Vice President and General Manager at ThoughtSpot, where he leads product management and strategy for Generative AI and Large Language Models in analytics. He has extensive experience in product management, having held various roles at Cisco and Intel over a career spanning more than two decades.
Current Role at ThoughtSpot
Vijay Venugopal serves as the Vice President and General Manager at ThoughtSpot, a position he has held since 2023. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing product management and strategy, focusing on the development of analytics solutions. He previously held the title of Vice President of Product Management at ThoughtSpot starting in 2021. His leadership includes managing the product strategy for Generative AI and Large Language Models (LLM) in Analytics and Data Modeling.
Previous Experience at Cisco
Vijay Venugopal has extensive experience at Cisco, where he worked in various roles over a span of several years. His positions included Senior Director of Product Management for Cloud and Compute Software, Director of Product Management for HyperFlex, and Senior Product Manager. He contributed to the development of Cisco's HyperFlex Hyperconverged Infrastructure and the Intersight SAAS Hybrid Cloud Platform. His tenure at Cisco lasted from 2011 to 2021.
Educational Background
Vijay Venugopal completed his Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering at the College of Engineering Trivandrum from 1992 to 1996. He furthered his education by obtaining an MBA in Strategic Marketing and Technology from the Indian School of Business in 2004. Additionally, he completed his ICSE at St. Joseph's Boys' High School.
Career Path Prior to ThoughtSpot
Before joining ThoughtSpot, Vijay Venugopal held various positions in technology companies. He worked as a Product Marketing Manager at Intel and as a Senior Software Engineer at Novell. He also gained experience at Alcatel Internetworking and Allegro Networks, where he served as Team Lead and Technical Lead, respectively. His early career included a role as Product Manager at Greenfield Networks, which was later acquired by Cisco.
Leadership in Product Management
Vijay Venugopal has demonstrated significant leadership in product management throughout his career. He has been responsible for the most widely adopted embedded analytics platform in the industry, ThoughtSpot Everywhere (TSE), aimed at developers and application builders. His strategic direction in product management has influenced the development of innovative solutions in the analytics sector.