Vasu Jakkal

Vasu Jakkal

CVP Microsoft Security | Board of Directors, Aptiv

Aptiv•San Francisco Bay Area, United States

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Experience27+ Years
LevelLeadership

Executive Overview

Purpose-led, passionate, customer-centric business leader, able to drive transformation and growth, build inspiring brands and products, create disruptive thought leadership and bolster modern GTM. 20+ years in tech across business, product/engineering, marketing, strategy and general management in Security, Cloud, CyberSecurity, IoT & Mobility- Inspires change by leading with vision and strategy balanced with driving measurable results- Recognized for building growth businesses and modern, creative and human-centric Go-to-market- Awarded for thought leadership, storytelling & creating content to inspire actions- Track record for driving growth, pipeline and scaling businesses in challenging markets- Values-based leadership philosophy with a passion for inspiring & developing teams to achieve big- M&A experience [15 M&As]; Advisor to Startups;- Recipient of several industry awards & recognitions for being a high impact creative & strategic executive

Career Timeline

Professional employment history
  • AptivCurrent
    Apr 2024–Present· 2 yrs 6 mos
    • Board MemberCurrent
      Apr 2024–Present
  • Oct 2023–Present· 3 yrs
    • Board MemberCurrent
      Oct 2023–Present
  • MicrosoftCurrent
    Jul 2020–Present· 6 yrs 3 mos
    • Corporate Vice President Security, Compliance, Identity, Management & Privacy Current
      Jul 2020–Present
  • Mar 2021–Oct 2023· 2 yrs 7 mos
    • Member, Board of Directors
      Mar 2021–Oct 2023
  • Sep 2017–Jun 2020· 2 yrs 9 mos
    • EVP & CMO
      Sep 2017–Jun 2020
  • Jun 2014–Aug 2017· 3 yrs 2 mos
    • Vice President, Corporate Marketing & Strategy
      Jun 2014–Aug 2017
  • Apr 2012–May 2014· 2 yrs 1 mo
    • Chief of Staff and Technical Advisor to the CEO and COO (Strategic Initiatives & Marketing)
      Apr 2012–May 2014
  • Aug 1999–Apr 2012· 12 yrs 8 mos
    • Head of Product Marketing & Product Management, Atom, Embedded and Communications Group
      Mar 2010–Apr 2012
    • Chief of Staff/TA to Intel VP & General Manager System on Chip Group
      Oct 2007–Mar 2010
    • Sr Strategic Planner, Ultra Mobility Group
      Mar 2005–Dec 2007
    • Engineering Manager and Sr Design Engineer
      Aug 1999–May 2005

Education

Executive Education

Stanford University Graduate School of Business

MS

Electrical Engineering

University of Minnesota

BE

Electrical Engineering

COEP Technological University

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Vice Chair & President
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Operating Officer

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Skills & Expertise

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Product ManagementComputer ArchitectureMarketingEmbedded SystemsMarketing StrategyProduct MarketingProduct LaunchDevelopment of strategic marketing plansSemiconductor IndustryGo-to-market StrategyStrategyStrategic PartnershipsCross-functional Team LeadershipDemand GenerationCompetitive AnalysisSemiconductorsSoCIntelProcessorsVLSI