Goutham (Gou) Rao is the CEO and co-founder of NeuBird, the creators of Hawkeye, the world’s first generative AI-powered ITOps engineer, designed to help IT teams diagnose and resolve technical issues instantly, enabling seamless collaboration between human teams and AI. A serial entrepreneur with a proven track record, Rao has co-founded and successfully exited multiple companies. He co-founded Portworx, acquired by Pure Storage; Ocarina Networks, acquired by Dell; and Net6, acquired by Citrix. He is also an accomplished inventor with over 50 issued patents spanning computer networking, storage, and security.