Nayaki Nayyar
CEO at Siteimprove
Siteimprove•San Jose, California, United States
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Nayaki Nayyar is an accomplished technology executive with a proven track record of driving growth, innovation, and market leadership in enterprise SaaS for over 25 years. As the CEO of Siteimprove, she spearheads the company’s vision and strategy, accelerating its market leadership in Agentic Content Intelligence powered by Siteimprove.ai platform. In her prior role as the CEO of Securonix, she guided the company’s strategic shift into AI with the launch of Securonix EON, an AI-powered cyber-security platform. Under her leadership, Securonix secured its position in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for SIEM for five consecutive years, driving significant growth and product innovation to address evolving global cybersecurity threats. Nayaki brings deep expertise in scaling businesses organically and through strategic acquisitions. As President and Chief Product Officer at Ivanti, she established the company’s cybersecurity and endpoint management strategy, growing revenue from $500M to $1.2B and doubling the total addressable market from $30B to $60B in just two years. She also played a pivotal role in launching the Ivanti Neurons Platform and driving expansion through acquisitions. As BMC Software’s President of Digital Service and Operations Management, Nayaki led its transformation into AI-driven enterprise solutions with the BMC Helix suite, a strategic evolution that contributed to BMC’s $8.2B exit in 2018. Nayaki serves on the boards of TD Synnex and Corteva Agriscience and is a graduate of the Stanford Executive Program. She holds a B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from Osmania University and an M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Houston. Recognized among the "Top Women in Technology in the U.S." by Technology Magazine in 2022, she is a respected leader shaping the future of enterprise technology in the AI era.
Career Timeline
- SiteimproveCurrentFeb 2025–Present· 1 yr 8 mos
- Chief Executive OfficerCurrentFeb 2025–Present
- TD SYNNEXCurrentDec 2020–Present· 5 yrs 10 mos
- Board MemberCurrentDec 2020–Present
- Oct 2022–Jul 2024· 1 yr 9 mos
- Chief Executive OfficerOct 2022–Jul 2024
- May 2020–Oct 2022· 2 yrs 5 mos
- PresidentMay 2020–Oct 2022
- Feb 2020–Sep 2026· 6 yrs 7 mos
- Board MemberFeb 2020–Sep 2026
- Oct 2018–Dec 2022· 4 yrs 2 mos
- Board MemberOct 2018–Dec 2022
- Oct 2016–May 2020· 3 yrs 7 mos
- President, Digital Service and Operations ManagementOct 2016–May 2020
- Mar 2011–Oct 2016· 5 yrs 7 mos
- GM and Global Head IoT and Innovation GTM2016–Oct 2016
- SVP - SAP Cloud for Customer Experience2012–Dec 2015
- Senior Vice President, Corporate StrategyMar 2011–Dec 2011
- Aug 2000–Feb 2011· 10 yrs 6 mos
- VP - CTO, Enterprise Architecture & Application ServicesAug 2000–Feb 2011
- Aug 1996–Aug 2000· 4 yrs
- Project Manager - Global SAP ImplementationsAug 1996–Aug 2000
Education
Stanford Executive Program
Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMaster of Science (MS)
Computer Science
University of HoustonBachelor of Engineering (BE)
Mechanical Engineering
Osmania University