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Shiva Swaminathan

Sharpshooter · DISC type DC
Head of Product - 0-1 Agentic-AI Platform, SaaS at Excelerate Education
📍 Houston, Texas, United States

Shiva is a strategic product management leader with expertise in AI-native platforms, B2B SaaS, and IoT/Edge infrastructure from his time at HPE, Samsung, and Qualcomm. Described by colleagues as an innovative and hands-on leader, he holds an MBA from UC San Diego and an MS from Duke University.

He is passionate about exploring new technologies, with personal projects including building an AI-based voice orchestration layer for fleet robotics. Shiva also engages with the professional community, having developed and led a creative, interactive "AI Product Quiz – Jeopardy Style" session at a ProductCamp event.

Unique fact: Shiva is a co-inventor on multiple U. S. patents, including one for a method to improve floating-point unit performance in processors.

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Experience
24 Years
Current Role
Head of Product - 0-1 Agentic-AI Platform, SaaS
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Houston, Texas, United States
Personality Overview

How Shiva shows up

Thorough Evaluator
Fast But Analytical
Precise But Practical

They respond well to strong and respectful communication. They are less concerned about the product and more about its potential impact. They prefer to move quickly, and expect the same from others.

Priorities

Topics Shiva cares about

AI Product Strategy
Currently leading product for an Agentic-AI platform and has driven the introduction of AI features into database monitoring SaaS products.
Edge Computing & IoT
He drove infrastructure-as-a-service edge computing solutions at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, focusing on Telco, defense, and enterprise applications.
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Career

Work history

2025
Head of Product - 0-1 Agentic-AI Platform, SaaS
Excelerate Education
2025
AI Projects
Multiple Engagements in AI Product Management
2021 - 2025
Senior Manager, Product Management - Database Monitoring SaaS
Idera, Inc.
2019 - 2020
Senior Product Manager, Edge Computing & IoT
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
2018 - 2019
Growth Product Manager, IoT and Location Solutions
Decawave
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
University of California, San Diego - Rady School of Management
MS
Duke University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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