Mihir Shah

About Mihir Shah

Technology Leader with over 20 years of experience leading enterprise technology strategy, digital transformation, and AI enablement across global organizations.I lead global IT and Engineering functions spanning enterprise applications, cloud platforms, infrastructure, cybersecurity, data & analytics, and engineering enablement. I partner closely with executive leadership and governance stakeholders to align technology investments with business growth, financial discipline, and enterprise resilience.My focus is clear: transform technology into a strategic advantage that accelerates innovation, strengthens risk posture, and drives measurable operational performance.Key impact areas include:• Driving enterprise-wide AI and GenAI integration across engineering and DevOps• Establishing Zero Trust cybersecurity frameworks to materially reduce enterprise risk exposure• Modernizing ERP and enterprise systems to enable real-time financial visibility and scalable commercial operations• Delivering 30%+ infrastructure cost optimization through cloud transformation initiatives• Maintaining disciplined IT financial management aligned to revenue performance• Strengthening business continuity and disaster recovery capabilities• Supporting M&A diligence and seamless post-acquisition integrationI build high-performing global teams and embed governance, accountability, and data-driven decision-making into enterprise operations.Technology leadership today requires balancing innovation with discipline — and execution with strategic foresight.

Experience

1. Chief Information Officer

   NETGEAR

   Jan 2022 — Present · San Jose, CA, US

   Define and execute enterprise IT strategy aligned with corporate growth, governance, and financial objectives• Lead global IT & Engineering across ERP, CRM, Cloud Platforms, Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Data & Analytics, and DevOps• Drive enterprise-wide AI and GenAI initiatives to accelerate engineering productivity and product innovation• Implement Zero Trust cybersecurity architecture and enterprise data protection frameworks• Modernize ERP and enterprise systems to improve financial visibility and operational scalability• Deliver 30%+ infrastructure cost optimization through cloud and vendor rationalization• Maintain IT spend below 4% of revenue while enhancing service delivery and resilience• Own Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery programs• Support M&A due diligence and post-acquisition integration

Education

• The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

  Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.), Accounting and Auditing

  1997 — 2000

• University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business

  CIO

  2017

• Gujarat University

  Master of Computer Applications (MCA), Computer Science

  2000 — 2003

Skills

• Data Warehousing
• Network Infrastructure
• Performance Tuning
• Oracle HR
• Business Intelligence
• Disaster Recovery
• Data Migration
• Sdlc
• Oracle Discoverer
• High Availability
• Oracle
• Replication
• Hosted Services
• Obiee
• Databases
• Amazon Web Services (Aws)
• Integration
• Server Architecture
• Oracle Reports
• Pl/Sql
• Data Modeling
• Oracle Applications
• Oracle E-Business Suite
• Information Security
• Network Security
• Oracle Application Server
• Database Design
• Sql Tuning
• IT Infrastructure Management
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Database Administration
• Sql