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Kash Shaikh

Founder at Virtana

San Francisco Bay Area

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About

Kash Shaikh is President and CEO of Penguin Solutions (Nasdaq: PENG), a company focused on data center AI infrastructure and agentic software. He has previously held roles at Dell, Cisco, and HPE, and has held CEO and general management positions at public and private companies. His experience includes enterprise software and SaaS, business model transitions to recurring revenue, mergers and acquisitions, and fundraising.

Experience

  1. Penguin SolutionsPresident and CEOcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. SecuronixMember Board of Directorscurrent2026 — present
  3. SecuronixPresident and CEO, member Board of Directors2024 — 2026
  4. Virtana Corp.President and Chief Executive Officer, member Board of Directors2020 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  5. Forbes Business CouncilOfficial Member2020 — 2024
  6. IgnitedBoard Member - Board of Directors2016 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  7. Dell TechnologiesGlobal Vice President & General Manager, Data Center Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions2016 — 2020Austin, Texas, United States
  8. Ruckus Wireless (acquired by Brocade for $1.5 B)Corporate Vice President2014 — 2016
  9. Hewlett Packard EnterpriseExecutive Director lll / VP2010 — 2014Palo Alto
  10. CiscoLeader, Market Development, Cisco Data Center Infrastructure Solutions2006 — 2010
  11. Nortel NetworksSenior Manager, Product Line Management & Engineering1998 — 2006

Skills & more

Software as a Service (SaaS)Enterprise Software85Business Operations1Cybersecurity1International Business1Risk Management1Corporate Governance1Business Analysis2Financial Analysis2New Business Development2Sales Management2Business Administration
+12 moreData AnalysisCorporate StrategyAnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)FinanceOperations ManagementExecutive ManagementTechnology ServicesInformation TechnologyDue DiligenceGeneral ManagementStrategy

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Who is Kash Shaikh?
Kash Shaikh is President and CEO of Penguin Solutions (Nasdaq: PENG), a company focused on data center AI infrastructure and agentic software. He has previously held roles at Dell, Cisco, and HPE, and has held CEO and general management positions at public and private companies. His experience includes enterprise software and SaaS, business model transitions to recurring revenue, mergers and acquisitions, and fundraising.
Where did Kash Shaikh go to school?
Kash Shaikh studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business; Boise State University (Master of Business Administration - MBA, Emphasis: General Management); Wichita State University (Master of Science - MS, Electrical Engineering: Emphasis: Software Programming).

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