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Sanjay Mirchandani

President & Chief Executive Officer

President & Chief Executive Officer

Sanjay Mirchandani

Sanjay Mirchandani has been President & Chief Executive Officer of Commvault since 2019. In that time Sanjay has transformed the company into a cyber resilience leader that’s trusted by enterprises around the world to keep their data and applications safe, secure, protected, and recoverable.

Under Mirchandani’s leadership, the company has also transformed its business model, partner ecosystem, and go-to-market execution. This, combined with an industry-leading cyber resilience platform and an always-on approach to innovation has turned Commvault into a high-growth, highly profitable company.

Mirchandani has been focused on helping customers solve hard problems, investing nearly $1B in R&D. He incubated and launched a dynamic, scalable SaaS business, which today is one of the fastest growing offerings in the industry. And he’s extended the company’s breadth and depth of cloud-first offerings through acquisitions like Appranix and Clumio.

Prior to joining Commvault, Mirchandani was the CEO of Puppet, a leading open-source IT infrastructure and automation company, where he grew the company’s user base to more than 40,000 companies, including 75 percent of the Fortune 100. He also held senior leadership positions at VMware, EMC, and Microsoft.

Mirchandani earned his bachelor’s from Drew University and MBA from the University of Pittsburgh. He also serves on the Board of Directors at Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI).

 

Sanjay Quotes

“To enable a continuous state of always-on availability in a hybrid and multicloud world, customers need a sophisticated approach to cyber resilience that embraces AI and other bleeding edge technologies. As an engineering leader, we are pushing the boundaries of what’s possible to ensure organizations can keep their businesses continuous. It’s why thousands of customers globally continue to rely on Commvault every day.”


“Your data has never been more valuable or vulnerable than it is today. With the industry’s broadest portfolio of cloud-optimized offerings, Commvault can help you intelligently protect your data, extract value, and grow your businesses – today and for years to come.”


“At Commvault, we are committed to Inclusion and Diversity. Not just as responsible corporate citizens, but as individuals. It’s in our values and in how we empower our team members to thrive and reach their full potential. We do this by fostering an environment that celebrates our differences and ensures we all feel included and supported. And, as CEO, I am committed to making impactful changes for our people, our customers, and our community.


“With comprehensive data protection across all workloads and environments, Commvault delivers unprecedented protection against the most advanced cyberthreats everywhere, for the lowest TCO.”