Sridhar Narahari

About Sridhar Narahari

Welcome to my profile!I\'m a passionate problem solver with a penchant for creating compelling solutions for the most meaningful customer problems and to drive the industry forward.Over my career, I’ve played leading roles driving development of products (both 0-1 and 1-N) across various domains that fall within the broader Internet-technologies space. I am adept at driving vision and strategy amidst ambiguity, as well as driving focus and execution to forge business success.I am currently a Senior Product Leader at Juniper Networks, driving development of products that simplify the operational lifecycle for data center networks using an AI-Native platform, AIOps, Agentic AI and other complementary technologies.Previously, I led a complete re-imagination of SD-WAN-like services for Small and Medium businesses by heading development of a new product. In other roles, I’ve played pivotal roles driving development and Go to Market of SD-WAN, and Universal CPE (NFV) and Edge computing products.I have deep industry expertise in the Software Defined Networking (SDN), Network Security, Edge Computing, Data Center industries and experience building cutting-edge products and solutions for the WAN, Data Center, Connectivity, Cloud (private & public) use cases. I also have experience in the real-time Application (VoIP, Video and Telepresence) industry having worked on Cisco\'s TelePresence products and services. Outside of creating new products, I also have experience driving new paradigm shifts within (experience driving tech incubation, new products, and categories) and at the industry (driving new standards/specifications on Industry forums) level.While much of my work has been done within large Enterprises, I\'ve also had several early-stage experiences both within Large Enterprises and at startups. During my MBA at Berkeley HAAS (especially when I served as VP of Entrepreneurship), I became connected to the vast entrepreneurial ecosystem at Berkeley. I\'ve gained an entrepreneurial mindset and methodology through these experiences.Through the years, I\'ve had the incredible privilege of working with and learning from many incredible colleagues and collaborators.

Experience

1. Product Management

   Juniper Networks

   Jul 2025 — Present

   Part of the Product Management team for Juniper\'s AI-Native Data Centers. I am focused on shaping the direction of a suite of software and SaaS products, including Apstra Data Center Director and Assurance, that reimagine the life cycle of Data Center networks.

Education

• University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business

  Master of Business Administration - MBA

  2022 — 2025

• University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business

  High Impact Leadership

• San José State University

  Bachelors of Science, Computer Science

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Innovation and Leadership