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
Nutanix
VMware
NetApp
Sun Microystems
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.
