Swetha Lakshmanan is a seasoned software professional and product leader with deep expertise in Java, Python, and Linux environments. She has contributed to multiple 1.0 products, guiding them from inception to production.
Currently serving as Product Manager Lead at Veza, Swetha focuses on driving innovation in identity security. Previously, she held key product leadership roles at Splunk and Cisco, specializing in forecasting, market analysis, competitive positioning, and operational strategies within networking and security domains.

Her technical background includes hands-on engineering roles at Amazon Lab126, Microsemi, and Bell Labs, where she worked on network security, virtualization, automation, and FPGA programming.
Swetha holds an M.S. in Computer Science from Purdue University and a B.E. in Computer Science Engineering from Anna University. She has also contributed to research on virtualization security and received industry recognition for her innovations in automation and software development.