Venkat

About Venkat

Hi there! I’m a platform-first product leader focused on building leverage—systems, APIs, data platforms, and agentic experiences that allow teams, partners, and customers to move faster.At Highspot, I lead Platform Product across Agent, App, Data, and Ecosystem, spanning- AI agent infrastructure and orchestration- App platform and infrastructure- Platform extensibility and developer experience- Data pipelines and CRM intelligence- Marketplace, integrations, and ISV partnershipsWith over ~15 years in product, I’ve worked across analytics, platform strategy, partnerships, and product design. I’m known for translating complex systems into clear decisions, creating alignment across engineering, design, GTM, and leadership, and pushing teams toward long-term advantage over short-term wins.

Experience

1. Director of Product Management, Ai and Platform

   Highspot

   Aug 2022 — Present

   I lead Highspot’s Platform Product organization, owning the foundations that enable scale, extensibility, and AI-driven experiences across the company- Launched Highspot\'s MCP server with native integrations into Agentforce, M365 Copilot, Claude, and ChatGPT + more- Launched Deal Intelligence and Deal Agent - Highspot\'s first AI-native revenue products, giving reps natural language Q&A over complex deal context and driving $Xmm+ in new deals and expansions- Built the agent platform team and developer toolkits (TypeScript, Python) from zero, reducing agent development time from weeks to days and enabling crews to rapidly prototype and ship agents for unique customer scenarios- Shipped GTM agent for Enablement and Marketing - built on platform primitives that translate natural language into SQL for data-grounded, autonomous planning and response.Scope & ownership- Ecosystem & Extensibility: Platform APIs, developer experience, marketplace, integrations, and ISV partnerships- Agent Platform: Custom agents, MCP server, multi-agent orchestration, and multi-turn agentic experiences- Data & CRM Platform: Engagement Genomics (AI inference engine), data pipelines, and analytics experiences- App Platform: Smartpages, UX shared components, notifications

Education

• Western Washington University

  Bachelor's degree

  2008 — 2012

• Boston University

  Master's Degree, CIS

  2013 — 2015