Ananda Rajagopal

Co-Founder CPO at Ciroos, leading AI, cloud, networking, security

San Francisco Bay Area, California

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Joined August 2025

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Summary

Ananda Rajagopal is a seasoned product leader with over two decades of experience in networking, cloud, and security domains, consistently driving product strategy and innovation from startups to large enterprises like Cisco, Gigamon, and AWS. His expertise spans software, hardware, and engineering leadership, with a strong focus on defining and promoting product portfolios. ciroos+2

He is a co-founder and Chief Product Officer at Ciroos, an AI-powered SRE platform. His recent work has focused on leveraging AI for operational efficiency, particularly in site reliability engineering, reflecting his continuous engagement with cutting-edge technologies and entrepreneurial drive. ciroos+3

Ananda holds multiple engineering and business degrees from prestigious institutions: a B.E. from the University of Mysore, an M.E. from IIT Kanpur, and an MBA from Santa Clara University. This strong academic background underpins his technical depth and strategic business acumen in the technology sector. scu+2

Beyond his professional achievements, Ananda is recognized for his active lifestyle and community involvement, including being a marathon runner and a former Scoutmaster, demonstrating leadership and dedication outside of his corporate roles. x+1

Work

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Writing

Leveraging AWS PrivateLink for volumetric data processing

July 1, 2021

Co-authored an article on leveraging AWS PrivateLink for efficient and secure processing of large volumes of data within the AWS ecosystem, focusing on networking and content delivery.

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Provisioning single or multistage networks using ethernet service instances (ESIs)

December 1, 2015

Co-inventor on a patent related to methods for provisioning single or multistage networks through the use of Ethernet Service Instances.

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Crossing the IPv6 Chasm

August 1, 2011

Authored a presentation on the challenges and strategies for transitioning to IPv6, particularly focusing on enterprise and service provider networks.

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