Danilo Michelucci

About Danilo Michelucci

I’m a senior leader in cybersecurity Product strategy / Technical Marketing / competitive intelligence at Palo Alto Networks, where I drive multi-billion-dollar product, go-to-market, and corporate strategy decisions.Almost 2 decades in cybersecurity — from hands-on red team technical leadership to global competitive strategy — I combine deep technical expertise with executive-level business leadership. I understand how attackers think at the lowest level, and how strategic choices shape billion-dollar security portfolios at the highest level.I’ve built and scaled competitive intelligence programs that: • Influence C-suite priorities and decisions • Enable global sales forces across thousands of reps and SEs with competitive insights and tools • Shape product roadmaps across cloud security, SOC, and AI-infused security platformsMy core strengths: • Deep Security Expertise & Hacker Mindset • Competitive Intelligence & Market Positioning • Global GTM & Cross-Functional Leadership (Product, Sales, Marketing) • Executive-Level Storytelling & Influence • Emerging Security Tech (CNAPP, XDR, SIEM, SecOps, Cloud Infra)I’m passionate about building high-impact global teams, driving clarity in complex markets, and helping organizations out-innovate and out-execute competitors through insight and action.While I’m not actively looking, I’m open to conversations around executive strategy, advisory roles, or leadership opportunities in cybersecurity, enterprise SaaS, or AI-infused security where I can bring both technical depth and strategic firepower.

Experience

1. Head of Product Marketing

   Upwind Security

   Feb 2026 — Present · Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, US

Education

• Stanford University Graduate School of Business

  Stanford LEAD Program, Business

• Radial

  Ensino Técnico

  2005 — 2007

• Universidade Paulista

  Network computing

  2009 — 2011

Skills

• Cryptography
• Network Design
• Computer Security
• Meeting Planning
• Microsoft Certified Professional
• Ips
• Microsoft Technologies
• Malware Analysis
• Pre-Sales
• Citrix
• Bsd
• Ids
• Netapp
• Wan
• Linux
• Application Virtualization
• Information Security
• Itil V3 Foundations Certified
• Computer Hardware
• Storage
• Consulting
• Vmware Esx
• Network Security
• Operating Systems
• Security
• Enterprise Software
• Wireless Networking
• Virtualization
• Vmware
• Switches
• Data Center
• Citrix Metaframe
• Vmware Infrastructure
• Vmware View
• Nas
• Saas
• Data Centre Architecture
• Cisco Technologies
• Sales Engineering
• Apt