Harsha Kotikela

Harsha Kotikela is a seasoned marketing professional with extensive experience in product and solutions marketing across various technology sectors. Currently serving as the Senior Director of Product and Solutions Marketing at Nutanix since October 2019, Harsha leads global marketing initiatives, focusing on AI/ML, modern applications, and private/hybrid cloud solutions across multiple verticals, including healthcare and financial services. Prior to Nutanix, Harsha held senior marketing roles at Western Digital, where significant contributions led to substantial business growth in the cloud market, and at Accenture, where strategic consulting efforts supported SaaS marketing strategies. Harsha's career began at Qualcomm, developing expertise in IT and financial applications, and also includes engineering experience at Able Laboratories. Harsha holds an MS in Computer Science from the University of New Mexico and a BS in Computer Science from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University.