About
Ricky S. Arora is co-founder and COO of Observo AI, which was acquired by SentinelOne. He works as an investor and advisor, and has held product, technology, and development leadership roles, including recognition as "Top Talent" at SAP. Over his career he has launched 12 products contributing to a combined $350 million-plus in revenues and has been awarded three patents.
Founder at Observo
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Experience
- Observo AI – a SentinelOne CompanyCo-founder and COO (aquired by SentinelOne)current2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- RunlayerInvestorcurrent2026 — present
- Eos Cyber, Inc.Investor and Advisorcurrent2025 — presentNorth America
- LangarOneCo-Foundercurrent2021 — present
- Zore LabsAdvisor2017 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- Rubrik, Inc.Product Leadership2020 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- City of Union CityCommissioner, Human Relations Commission2020 — 2021
- Finite StateVP of Products2020
- Synack, Inc.VP Products2017 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- OracleSr. Director, Identity Management & Security Products2015 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- MultipleAdvisor and consultant2015
- Sentient TechnologiesVP Product Management2013 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
- AlertEnterprise, Inc.Founding member and Vice President, Product Management2008 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
- SAPDirector, Solution Management GRC2007 — 2008
- SAPDirector - Regional Implementation Group, GRC2006 — 2007
- Virsa SystemsFounding member and Head of Product2003 — 2006San Francisco Bay Area
- SiemensEngineer2002 — 2003San Francisco Bay Area
Skills & more
Enterprise Software99SOA37Security42SaaS91GRC12Cloud Computing54Product Management99Enterprise Architecture36Integration21Software Project Management8Agile Methodologies8Go-to-market Strategy13
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Sales EnablementBusiness IntelligenceITILProgram ManagementIdentity ManagementSolution ArchitectureStrategyInformation SecuritySAPManagementIT StrategySolution SellingLanguages English · Hindi · Punjabi
- Advanced Certified Scrum Product Owner (ACSPO) — Agile Alliance
- Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) — Agile Alliance
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- Who is Ricky S. Arora?
- Ricky S. Arora is co-founder and COO of Observo AI, which was acquired by SentinelOne. He works as an investor and advisor, and has held product, technology, and development leadership roles, including recognition as "Top Talent" at SAP. Over his career he has launched 12 products contributing to a combined $350 million-plus in revenues and has been awarded three patents.
- Where does Ricky S. Arora work?
- Ricky S. Arora is Founder of Observo.
- What companies did Ricky S. Arora found?
- Ricky S. Arora founded Observo.
- Where did Ricky S. Arora go to school?
- Ricky S. Arora studied at University of California, Berkeley (Management & Strategy); San Diego State University (Master of Science (MS), Computer Science).
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