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Sesh Tirumala

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SVP, CIO at Western Digital
📍 Saratoga, California, United States

Sesh Tirumala is the SVP & CIO at Western Digital, an executive leader specializing in business model transformation and data-led strategies. Described by colleagues as a thought leader and change agent, he has deep expertise in lead-to-revenue platforms and holds an engineering degree from the National Institute of Technology Karnatak.

He has a keen interest in global economic trends powered by technology, having co-authored a publication on the opportunities for India in the digital economy.

He recently earned a certification in Disruptive Technology from the EY Tech University program.

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Experience
36 Years
Current Role
SVP, CIO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Saratoga, California, United States
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Priorities

Topics Sesh cares about

Business Transformation
He has a proven track record of leading business model transformations to SaaS/XaaS at major tech companies like Cisco and Western Digital.
Data-Led Strategy
As a Chief Information and Data Officer, he focuses on enterprise data management and leveraging analytics to accelerate measurable business value and create a data-centric culture.
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Career

Work history

5-2023
SVP, CIO
Western Digital
9-2022 - 5-2023
CIO, PagerDuty
PagerDuty
6-2021 - 9-2022
Chief Information and Data Officer
Anaplan
6-2014 - 5-2021
Vice President - $10B+ XaaS (CIO/CTO/ VP Engineering)
Cisco
4-2013 - 6-2014
Sr Dir Communications and Collaboration IT - Workplace Technology
Cisco
In the press

Media appearances

How Western Digital Balances AI, Automation, and 24/7 Operations – Enterprise AI Innovators (Apple Podcasts). Featured in Apple Podcasts
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Cybersecurity and Risk Management: Western Digital CIO Sesh Tirumala’s Strategy on People, Process, and Technology for Cyber Threat Readiness. Featured in Metis Strategy
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Education
1986 - 1990
Bachelor of Engineering (BE)
National Institute of Technology Karnataka
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