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Vishal Rao

Chief Executive Officer

Vishal Rao is the Chief Executive Officer of Trellix and Skyhigh Security. He was named Skyhigh Security CEO early in 2024 and added the responsibility of Trellix CEO in January 2025. With almost three decades of experience, Vishal has a track record leading software companies through multidimensional transformation. Prior to joining Skyhigh Security, Vishal was the President and CEO of Snow Software, a leader in technology intelligence, where he led the organization through its acquisition by Flexera. At cyber market leaders Cloudera and Splunk, his leadership drove material growth milestones that led to successful IPOs. He has also held leadership roles at BMC Software and IBM. Furthering his engagement with innovative technology companies, he serves on the boards of directors for Anodot, Skyhigh Security, Trellix, and WorkFusion.

Vishal holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Richmond, The American International University in London.

 

Vishal Rao in the News

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