Parul Sharma Recognized for Expertise in Technology and Software Product Management

She envisions starting her own venture focused on leveraging emotion recognition technology to assist the aging population.

SANTA, CLARA, CA, March 27, 2025 /24-7PressRelease/ — Parul Sharma 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.

Parul Sharma is a distinguished professional in the field of product management, currently serving as the director of product management at NetApp since 2024. Her career at NetApp began in 2021 when she joined as the chief of staff for products, a role that evolved into principal product manager. In this capacity, Ms. Sharma demonstrated her expertise in product strategy and development, leading to her appointment as director of product and chief of staff for the platform from 2022 to 2024. Her most notable achievement at NetApp is successfully spearheading a project to revive and launch a software-defined storage product, which expanded to generate incremental revenue of 30% year-over-year growth within one and a half years.

Before her tenure at NetApp, Ms. Sharma was instrumental in shaping product and program strategies at Cogniac Corporation as a senior manager in 2021. Prior to this, she served as the director of product and partnerships at IoTium from 2018 to 2021, where she played a pivotal role in advancing Internet of Things solutions and leading the company to acquisition. Her journey into technology leadership was facilitated by her academic pursuit as a Sloan Fellow at Stanford University Graduate School of Business, where she earned a Master of Science in Business Administration and General Management in 2018.

Ms. Sharma’s career began in engineering, with significant roles in Asia Pacific and Europe, such as engineering manager at Oceanus Co. Ltd. from 2015 to 2017 and senior process safety and risk engineer at Worley Parsons from 2013 to 2015. Her foundational experience was built at Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., where she worked from 2006 to 2013 as an assistant manager in process engineering. While there, she led a team of process engineers on multi-billion-dollar projects worldwide. During her tenure in South Korea, Ms. Sharma worked closely with the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy to spearhead a $10 million public-private partnership for a research and development project.

Ms. Sharma’s academic credentials include a Bachelor of Engineering with honors from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, completed in 2006. She has also pursued various certifications that enhance her expertise, including an introduction to AI in data centers from NVIDIA and AWS Cloud Practitioner certification from Amazon Web Services.

In addition to her professional accomplishments, Ms. Sharma is actively involved in civic organizations. She is a senior IEEE member and serves on the board of the Worldwide Women’s Association and the Stanford Peninsula Alumni Club. Previously, she held leadership roles with BITSAA Silicon Valley Chapter and facilitated career circles for the Stanford GSB Alumni Association. Ms. Sharma is a notable writer and has been published in various technology journals. She has also delivered keynote speeches at events held by several product management organizations.

Outside her professional life, Ms. Sharma is passionate about photography, reading, hiking, camping, and traveling. She envisions starting her own venture focused on leveraging emotion recognition technology to assist the aging population in staying connected with society and their families. Through this initiative, she aims to familiarize seniors with available facilities, technology products, and e-commerce options while continuing her corporate endeavors.

Ms. Sharma attributes her success to the values instilled by her parents, maintaining a positive mindset, resilience, and humility. These qualities have been integral to her achievements across diverse industries and roles throughout her career.

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