Bhagwat Swaroop leads Proofpoint’s industry-leading email security business unit. He is responsible for driving innovation and market adoption for the advanced email security portfolio – including secure email gateway, targeted attack protection, information protection and email fraud protection solutions to protect organizations worldwide. With more than 20 years of leadership success during tenures with Intel, McKinsey & Company, NetApp and Symantec, Mr. Swaroop excels in strategy, product development, go-to-market excellence and building high performance teams. Prior to joining Proofpoint, Mr. Swaroop served as vice president of Global Solutions, Product Management and Product Marketing for Enterprise Security at Symantec. Previously Mr. Swaroop was Vice President & head of Corporate, Product and Services strategy at Symantec. He is a seasoned strategic leader and brings a deep understanding of the enterprise security landscape, technology ecosystem and cloud-driven business models to his role. Mr. Swaroop holds multiple degrees including a B.E. in instrumentation and control from Delhi Institute of Technology, a M.S. in electrical engineering from Arizona State University and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.