Pratik currently leads VMware's API Strategy. He joins VMware through the acquisition of Mesh7 (pka Kavach), a cloud-native API security company, which he founded. He brings over two decades of experience in Applications, APIs, Networking and Security. Previously, he was Head of Product Management at Juniper Networks' Cloud Software (Contrail) business unit. Prior to that, he was Head of Products at MediaMelon, an online video software company. He also held other roles including Investment Banker at UBS, and early Engineer at NetScaler (Citrix). He has MBA from Ross School of Business at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India.