Sandeep Johri - Hall of Fame 2012

MSISE ’86, a senior technology executive with more than 20 years experience in large corporate and start-up environments, is currently chief operating officer at Appcelerator, the leading mobile company. He also serves as a venture advisor at the Mayfield Fund and as a member on the boards of Dhingana and Cenzic. His experience spans leadership roles in strategy, corporate development, product management and marketing. He most recently was vice president of industry and cloud solutions with Hewlett-Packard where he spent eight years and drove several of the largest software acquisitions. Prior to HP, Johri was CEO and founder of Oblix, a leading security company. Johri is active in Silicon Valley as a founder and seed investor in several technology startups. Johri also served as co-chair staff on President Clinton’s National Information Infrastructure Advisory council. A native of India, Johri earned a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering from Pune University, India, and a master’s in industrial engineering from Wayne State University’s College of Engineering in 1986. He earned an M.B.A. from Stanford University.