NEWARK, CA, October 09, 2025 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Samarth Wadhwa has been selected for inclusion in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Strategic Leadership at NetApp

At NetApp, Mr. Wadhwa has established himself as a strategic leader at the intersection of AI, cloud, and product innovation. Since 2025, he has served as Senior Manager of Product Management, where he champions AI-first strategies to modernize NetApp's cloud portfolio and marketplace positioning.

His leadership is defined by:
• Operationalizing generative AI to simplify complex pricing and packaging decisions for customers and partners.
• Scaling cloud-native platforms by embedding AI into core storage and marketplace offerings, ensuring customers can adopt new technologies without friction.
• Driving enterprise automation with intelligent calculators, workflows, and telemetry-driven insights that align business outcomes with engineering innovation.
• Democratizing data and empowering cross-functional teams, ensuring AI-driven insights reach executives, sales leaders, and engineers alike.

Through these efforts, Mr. Wadhwa has helped position NetApp not only as a trusted leader in enterprise cloud storage but also as a company actively shaping the future of AI-driven infrastructure and services. His leadership is recognized for being both visionary and execution-oriented, aligning long-term strategy with tangible business outcomes.

"For me, product management isn't just about pricing models or market strategies. It's about empowering teams to innovate faster, making the path to customer success clearer, and—through AI—connecting technology advancement to business growth in entirely new ways." — Samarth Wadhwa

Harnessing AI for Growth and Transformation

From 2023 to 2025, as Principal Product Manager at NetApp, Mr. Wadhwa strengthened the company's intellectual property portfolio, contributing three patents, including two published, and filing others that leverage AI to optimize processes and elevate user experiences. His contributions reflect a broader industry trend: moving from static tools to AI-driven, agentic platforms that continuously learn, adapt, and deliver measurable outcomes.

Prior to NetApp, Mr. Wadhwa was a founding product leader at Harness Inc., where he advanced the company's Continuous Deployment and GitOps portfolio. During his tenure, Harness scaled to support millions of software deployments and millions of dollars in business value delivered to enterprise customers worldwide. His innovations there laid the foundation for how modern DevOps platforms now leverage automation and intelligence to accelerate software delivery. His impact was recognized with multiple awards, including the President's Club Award and Star Performer Award.

Earlier in his career, he held leadership positions at Symantec and VMware, where he guided enterprise clients through technical transformations that set the stage for the AI-enabled solutions he now champions. His formative years included engineering roles at Angie's List and InCNTRE, where he honed the problem-solving mindset that has fueled his leadership trajectory.

Thought Leadership and Recognition

Mr. Wadhwa's work has earned him recognition beyond his corporate roles. He was featured in AI Time Journal, where he discussed his approach to operationalizing generative AI, scaling cloud-native platforms, driving enterprise automation, democratizing data, and empowering cross-functional innovation. This recognition reflects his growing influence as a thought leader at the forefront of AI-driven product management.

Leadership Philosophy

Guided by the timeless words of Heraclitus—"Change is the only constant"—Mr. Wadhwa views adaptability as the most essential skill in navigating the rapidly shifting AI landscape. He is equally inspired by the vision of A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, who said, "Dream is not that which you see while sleeping. It is something that does not let you sleep."

These philosophies fuel his conviction that the role of a modern product leader is not only to bring new technologies to market but also to transform how organizations innovate. For Mr. Wadhwa, AI represents more than a toolset; it is a catalyst for reimagining how products are built, delivered, and scaled globally.

Education and Continuous Growth

Mr. Wadhwa earned a Master of Science in Computer and Information Sciences from Purdue University and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University. His commitment to lifelong learning is reflected in certifications from Stanford (Generative AI for Product Managers), AWS (Cloud Practitioner), Harvard Business School Online (CORe), Scrum Alliance, AXELOS, and UGA Executive Education.

Community and Industry Engagement

Beyond corporate leadership, Mr. Wadhwa is an Ambassador for AI Frontier Network and an active member of AI Frontier Network and GIT1K. He also mentors founders through Startupbootcamp, where he helps early-stage companies explore how AI can scale their vision. His civic engagement includes volunteer work with organizations such as the Animal Humane Society, the San Francisco Animal Shelter, and the Canine Cancer Run.

Looking Ahead: Shaping the Future of AI in Product Management

As AI reshapes industries, Mr. Wadhwa envisions a world where product management becomes AI-native—where intelligent agents streamline decisions, marketplaces adapt dynamically, and businesses unlock exponential value.

Looking five years ahead, he predicts that:
• AI-native platforms will become standard across enterprises, automating routine decisions and freeing product managers to focus on innovation and strategy.
• Agentic AI systems will evolve from copilots into autonomous value creators, enabling businesses to adapt in real time to customer and market signals.
• Cloud marketplaces will transform into intelligent ecosystems, dynamically pricing, packaging, and optimizing resources based on AI-driven forecasts.
• Cross-functional innovation will accelerate, as AI lowers barriers between engineering, finance, and go-to-market teams—making data actionable for everyone.

His focus is on creating accessible AI-driven platforms and templates that not only simplify the work of product managers but also democratize innovation across industries.

"AI is the greatest enabler of our time—it has the power to collapse barriers between vision and execution. My mission is to ensure we harness it responsibly, so that innovation becomes more accessible, more human, and more impactful." — Samarth Wadhwa

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