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Pravjit Tiwana

Judge · DISC type Dc
SVP & GM - Cloud Storage and Services Business Unit at NetApp
📍 Greater Seattle Area, United States

Pravjit Tiwana is the SVP & GM of Cloud Storage at NetApp, overseeing strategy and P&L for services across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. His 24+ year career includes leadership roles at AWS and Microsoft, where he launched and scaled foundational platforms like Office 365 and CloudFront. Colleagues describe him as conscientious, versatile, creative, and logical.

Outside of his executive roles, Pravjit is an avid golfer, cyclist, and marathon runner. He is passionate about scaling teams and platforms with speed and simplicity, a principle he applies to his professional and personal pursuits. He resides in Bellevue, Washington with his wife, two daughters, and their dog.

Interesting fact: Pravjit holds patents for performance accounting and real-time diagnostics frameworks for large-scale digital services.

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Experience
28 Years
Current Role
SVP & GM - Cloud Storage and Services Business Unit
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Greater Seattle Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Pravjit shows up

Generally Skeptic
Quality Focused
Demanding

They like to move fast and expect the same from others. More than the product, they care about the impact of the product. They respond well to strong and respectful communication.

Priorities

Topics Pravjit cares about

Hybrid Cloud Strategy
He leads NetApp's portfolio across all major hyperscalers (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and frequently discusses creating a unified data experience between on-premise and cloud environments.
AI and Data Platforms
He emphasizes a "bring AI to the data" approach, focusing on native integrations into hyperscaler AI stacks like Amazon Bedrock, Azure AI, and Google Gemini Enterprise.
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Career

Work history

2-2024
SVP & GM - Cloud Storage and Services Business Unit
NetApp
1-2022 - 1-2024
CEO Gemini APAC | Global CTO
Gemini | Nifty Gateway
7-2015 - 1-2022
General Manager | AWS Edge & Network Services, Productivity Applications
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
4-2014 - 9-2015
Senior Director of Engineering
The Walt Disney Company
3-2006 - 4-2014
Product Leader
Microsoft
In the press

Media appearances

From NetApp INSIGHT – KB On The Go | Pravjit Tiwana. Featured in Apple Podcasts
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Pravjit Tiwana & Ashish Dhawan, NetApp | NetApp INSIGHT Panel. Featured in YouTube
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Education
1997 - 1999
Masters of Business Administration
Panjab University
1992 - 1996
B.E
Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Technical University (MRSPTU), Bathinda
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

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