VP PRODUCT MANAGEMENT, Silicon Valley
Product leadership that ships billion-dollar outcomes
20+ years building enterprise software at Nutanix, VMware, NetApp, and Yahoo! I help organizations build high-performing PM teams, define product strategy, and bring 0→1 products to market.
20+
Years in enterprise PM
$1B+
Product lines built
5+
Industry-defining companies
40+
Essays published
EXECUTIVE EXPERTISE
Specializing at the intersection of enterprise software, cloud, and generative AI.
Enterprise Software Strategy
Defining winning product visions in competitive infrastructure markets - from platform architecture to go-to-market.
PM Team Building & Leadership
Built and scaled high-performance PM organizations at Nutanix. 90th decile retention. Develops ICs into senior leaders.
Zero-to-One Products
Launching net-new products from idea to market, including startup MVPs and billion-dollar enterprise product lines.
Generative AI & Private Cloud
Hands-on acting GM of Nutanix's AI business. Built the private AI platform from 0 to 1 - strategy, partnerships, roadmap, and capital allocation.
Virtualization & Cloud
20 years in hypervisor, HCI, Kubernetes, and hybrid cloud - from VMware vSphere to AHV to cloud-native container platforms.
M&A & Partnerships
Identified and championed D2iQ acquisition. Contributed to strategic relationships with NVIDIA, AMD, Dell, Cisco, and others.
THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
Selected essays: Practical insights on enterprise product management, career development, and leadership – from 20 years at the front line.
SPEAKING
Luke Congdon speaks on enterprise product leadership, AI strategy, and zero-to-one product creation. With 20 years across cloud, virtualization, and AI, he brings hands-on expertise to keynotes, workshops, and podcasts on topics from PM leadership to new product introduction.
