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Pradosh Verlekar

Pradosh
Verlekar

I lead platform strategy at the intersection of product, partnerships, and AI, turning fragmented portfolios into unified businesses that scale..

14+ years of executive leadership across product portfolio management, ecosystem and partnership strategy, and AI platform transformation. Scaled $300M conferencing business at HP, architecting co-development partnerships with NVIDIA, OpenAI, Zoom, and Microsoft, and leading a $3.3B acquisition integration that unified 40M users onto a single platform..

Product Leadership at
HP Amazon Poly
Led $MM strategic partnerships with
OpenAI NVIDIA Microsoft Zoom
800M+
Global Users
$3.3B
Integration Led
$300M
Portfolio Built
50M+
Devices Reached

Ecosystems & Partnerships · AI Strategy · Product Growth · 800M+ Users

Product Leadership at
Led $MM strategic partnerships with
40M
Global Users
$3.3B
Integration Led
$300M
Portfolio Built
7M+
Devices Reached
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Media & Speaking

FMS 2025 Stage Talk
Stage Talk · FMS 2025
"In the race for speed, we can't forget the race for trust."
Future of Memory & Storage Summit · Santa Clara Convention Center · Aug 2025
HP Inc. Video Gallery
HP Product Video
HP Beyond the Box — Features That Simplify Your Life
HP Inc. Official · HP Programmable Key · HP Audio · HP WorkWell · 2020
FMS 2025 Booth
Feature Article · X-PHY
3 Intriguing Conversations from FMS 2025
X-PHY Editorial · Memory Innovation & Secure Storage · Aug 2025
Woodlands Speech
Social Feature · X-PHY
"In the race for speed, we can't forget the race for trust."
X-PHY Inc. LinkedIn · Product Director featured · FMS 2025
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Experience

Flexxon · X-PHY
Flexxon · X-PHY

Head of Product Portfolio & Strategic Partnerships

May 2025 — Present

Partnered with CEO to architect X-PHY's transformation from a transactional hardware business into a platform-led AI enterprise, designing the commercial model, partner ecosystem, and revenue infrastructure that positioned the company for Series B within the first year.

$4M+
Pipeline
7M+
Devices
40→200+
Partners
$3.5B
TAM
  • Unified AI deepfake detection software with hardware cybersecurity into a single vertically integrated platform, unlocking a $3.5B addressable market and generating $4M+ enterprise pipeline
  • Orchestrated Fortune 500 OEM co-sell motion with HP, Lenovo, and Amazon Robotics, expanding platform reach to 7M+ eligible enterprise devices
  • Redesigned partner operations with automated certification and tiered incentives, cutting time-to-first-deal from 180 to 90 days and scaling quarterly opportunities from 40 to 200+
  • Reinforced Series B investor confidence by structuring 10 partner-funded expansion opportunities globally, generating $3M+ in qualified pipeline
Platform TransformationOEM PartnershipsSeries BAI Cybersecurity
HP Inc.
HP Inc.

Global Product Lead, AI Platform & Device Ecosystem

Sept 2022 — Jan 2025

Made the integration and monetization decisions for HP's largest acquisition, unifying a $70M Device & SaaS portfolio, anchoring HP's AI strategy with NVIDIA and OpenAI, and scaling to 40M users while reducing executive decision cycles by 30%.

$70M
SaaS Portfolio
40M
MAUs
NPS 55→75
Gen-AI UX
$4B
TAM
  • Owned HP's Gen-AI platform strategy for 5M devices, translating NVIDIA and OpenAI partnerships into a scalable AI platform anchoring a $4B TAM
  • Directed HP's Gen-AI end-user experience across 20M devices, improving feature discoverability by 30% and driving NPS from 55 to 75
  • Unified 12 fragmented PC and mobile apps into a single omnichannel platform (myHP) across 150M devices, cutting 40% app install footprint and driving 3x adoption
  • Instituted portfolio investment governance across 80+ stakeholders, reducing executive decision cycles by 30% and eliminating investment ambiguity at scale
NVIDIAOpenAIGen-AI StrategymyHP40M MAUs
HP Inc.
HP Inc.

Product Portfolio Manager, HP Conferencing Ecosystem

Sept 2019 — Aug 2022

Made the strategic call to build platform-agnostic conferencing at HP, a decision that generated $300M in revenue, $24M in Zoom and Microsoft partnerships, and ultimately justified HP's $3.3B acquisition of Poly.

$0→$300M
Revenue
$24M
Partner Revenue
3x
Adoption
40M
MAUs
  • Built HP's conferencing platform from zero, leading 4 PM teams to scale to 12M devices and 40M MAUs, validating HP's $3.3B acquisition thesis for Poly
  • Structured co-development partnerships with Zoom and Microsoft, driving $24M in attach revenue and 30% MAU growth across 50K+ enterprise devices
  • Launched AI telemetry and device intelligence platform, reducing device downtime by 50% and generating $10M+ ARR through Analytics-as-a-Service
  • Unified 12 fragmented PC and mobile apps into a single device experience platform across 150M devices, driving 3x software adoption in 18 months
0→$300MZoomMicrosoftHP PresenceAnalytics-as-a-Service
HP Inc.
HP Inc.

Senior Product Manager, PC Software Experiences

Aug 2017 — Aug 2019

Made the build-vs-partner decisions that defined HP's software direction, the vendor consolidation, the conferencing thesis, and a subscription model that became the commercial template for HP's entire hybrid work platform.

$2M+
Recurring Revenue
$500K
Saved
9
Products Owned
60+
Stakeholders
  • Made the build-vs-partner call on video conferencing that launched as HP Presence in 2021, seeding HP's $300M conferencing business and informing the Poly acquisition
  • Built HP's industry-first Wellbeing and Productivity PC application, generating $2M+ in recurring revenue through B2B and B2C subscription models
  • Consolidated fragmented audio vendor ecosystem by renegotiating $5M in ISV contracts, eliminating $500K in redundant royalties
  • Owned 9-product portfolio across wellbeing, audio/video, and security with 60+ stakeholders, establishing operating rhythms that scaled across HP's software organization
Build vs. PartnerISV PartnershipsSubscription ModelHP Presence Origin
Amazon (AWS)
Amazon (AWS)

Strategy Rotation, Cloud Monetization

May 2016 — Aug 2016

Identified $5M in cloud cost optimization across Netflix, Airbnb, and NASA, and built the business case for an AI-based optimization platform that influenced AWS's enterprise account strategy.

$5M
Savings
500+
Accounts
4%
Adoption Lift
  • Conceptualized an AI-based cost optimization solution for 500+ strategic enterprise accounts, delivering $5M in estimated savings and boosting segment adoption by 4%
  • Engaged flagship customers including Netflix, Airbnb, and NASA to map cloud spend patterns, translating intelligence into a scalable right-sizing framework
  • Secured executive buy-in through feasibility analysis and alignment across 40+ stakeholders across engineering, UX, and account leadership
Cloud StrategyEnterprise MonetizationAI Optimization
Cognizant
Cognizant

Digital Transformation Lead, Enterprise Solutions

Dec 2010 — Jun 2015

Four years inside Fortune 150 transformation programs across 6 industries and 4 countries, building the cross-functional leadership and stakeholder muscle that scaled to 80+ person organizations at HP.

6
Fortune 150 Clients
$1.2M
ARR
$350K
Saved/yr
  • Managed digital transformation programs for 6 Fortune 150 clients across healthcare, manufacturing, and logistics, driving $1.2M ARR and 30% engagement lift
  • Optimized operational costs by $350K per year through resource planning dashboards that eliminated manual reporting cycles
  • Built cross-functional leadership foundation across 6 industries and 4 countries that became the operating model for leading 80+ stakeholder organizations at HP
Digital TransformationFortune 150EnterpriseFoundation
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Education

UNC Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill
MBA — Kenan-Flagler Business School
Master of Business Administration, Strategy and Marketing
Stanford University
Stanford University
Continuing Education
Executive Program, AI-Driven Leadership
Stanford University Executive Education
Harrisburg University
Harrisburg University
of Science & Technology
MS — Statistical Modeling and Data Analysis
Master of Science, Statistical Modeling and Data Analysis
Goa University
Goa University
India
B.S. — Computer Science and Machine Learning
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science and Machine Learning