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Thoma Bravo's Behind the DealBuilding Belief at Scale: Proofpoint CEO Sumit Dhawan on Leadership, Transparency, and PerformanceWhat separates good CEOs from great ones? According to Proofpoint CEO Sumit Dhawan, it’s the ability to build belief. In this episode of Beyond the Deal, Thoma Bravo Managing Partner Seth Boro sits down with Sumit to discuss the leadership principles behind scaling a high-performing, human-centric cybersecurity company. From growing up in Delhi and learning the value of hard work and ownership, to leading a global public company, Sumit reflects on how transparency, storytelling, discipline, and mentorship build trust and unlock the best work from teams—and why building belief may be the most underrated skill in leadership toda...
2026-01-2209 min
Thoma Bravo's Behind the DealProofpoint: The $12B Deal Behind an AI-Driven Cybersecurity LeaderSeason 4 of Behind the Deal kicks off with a deep dive into Proofpoint, a key investment within Thoma Bravo’s cybersecurity portfolio. Seth Boro and Andrew Almeida reflect on the conviction behind the firm’s largest software buyout at the time, while Proofpoint CEO Sumit Dhawan shares how the company has scaled, evolved its platform, and stayed ahead of rapidly growing cyber threats in an AI-driven world.
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2026-01-1541 min
Inside the NetworkSumit Dhawan: Leading Proofpoint’s AI evolution and building toward $5B in ARRIn this episode of Inside the Network, we sit down with Sumit Dhawan, CEO of Proofpoint, one of the largest private cybersecurity companies in the world. With over $2 billion in ARR, Proofpoint protects 85 of the Fortune 100 and is on a bold path toward $5 billion in revenue by 2030.Sumit’s journey is a masterclass in modern leadership. Having graduated with degrees in engineering and business from IIT Roorkee, the University of Minnesota, and the University of Florida, Sumit led major business lines at Citrix and VMware, including overseeing VMware’s $70 billion divestiture to Broadcom, before making the leap...
2025-09-1553 min
L'IA aujourd'hui !L'IA aujourd'hui épisode du 2024-12-11Bonjour à toutes et à tous, bienvenue dans L’IA Aujourd’hui, le podcast de l’IA par l’IA qui vous permet de rester à la page ! Aujourd’hui : la réorientation stratégique de GM vers les véhicules autonomes personnels, l'impact des nouvelles technologies sur la sécurité numérique, et les avancées fascinantes dans le domaine de l'IA conversationnelle. C’est parti !Commençons par une nouvelle majeure dans le secteur automobile. General Motors a décidé de mettre fin à son investissement dans les robotaxis Cruise, une décision qui marque un tournant significatif dans sa stratégie de développement de véhicule...
2024-12-1104 min
Identity MattersIdentity Matters with Sumit Dhawan, Proofpoint CEOOn this episode of Identity Matters, Mark McClain, CEO and Founder of SailPoint, is joined by Sumit Dhawan, CEO of Proofpoint.
Dhawan discusses his approach to cybersecurity and leadership, and the culture he strives to model at Proofpoint. McClain and Dhawan dive into the critical role that cybersecurity organizations play in helping enterprises solve their security challenges, and the importance of partnership with CISOs.
A key theme of this episode is the changing nature of cyber threats, and why AI is necessary to help defend against these increasingly sophisticated attacks. The conversation examines the four ke...
2024-11-2132 min
Meet the ChiefAdopt a More Human-Centric Approach to Cybersecurity with Proofpoint | Meet the ChiefRoughly 95 percent of cyber incidents can be traced back to human error – a clear signal that a mature cyber strategy requires so much more than tooling. In this episode of Meet the Chief, we talk with Proofpoint CEO Sumit Dhawan about why Proofpoint is taking a more human-centric approach to cyber and how AI is changing the equation – from both the defender and attacker perspective.
2024-07-1523 min
Thoma Bravo's Behind the DealHow AI is Fueling Software's Growth - Live from MiamiIn a special episode of Behind the Deal live from Thoma Bravo’s Annual Meeting in March 2024, Managing Partner Seth Boro welcomes Sumit Dhawan, CEO at Proofpoint, Mike Capone, CEO at Qlik, and Charlie Gottdiener, CEO at Anaplan, to the stage to discuss how their companies are leveraging the power of artificial intelligence. The CEOs share perspectives on generative AI and its impact on cybersecurity, what AI means for the future of IP and how businesses can channel AI into actionable solutions for their customers.For more information on Thoma Bravo's Behind the Deal, vi...
2024-04-2547 min
VMware PodcastsS2:E11 Customer First, Customer Always with Sumit DhawanIn this episode of Don’t Break the Bank, we talk to Sumit Dhawan, President of VMware. Sumit explains the hows of meeting customer expectations and explains why that should be a company’s benchmark for success.
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Spend lots of time with customers. That’s the best way to effectively communicate the services on offer and to get an honest barometer check on how well a customer’s needs are being met.
Creating a broad, customer-focused definition of success motivates the entire organization to think about how and what needs to be done to ensure customer...
2023-03-1738 min
The CDI CTO PodcastThe CDI CTO Podcast - Will Huber & Sumit Dhawan LIVEIn this episode of the CDI CTO Podcast, Will Huber interviews the President of VMware, Sumit Dhawan. Learn more about VMware Explore, where VMware has been, and where it's going in its future.Want to watch the first part of this two-part event? Visit our Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/CDIntegration
2022-11-1543 min
CIO Exchange PodcastDigital Medicine: The Human Factor - Guest: Stéphane Bancel, CEO, ModernaHow do you fight for your own life along with the lives of billions of others in the world? While technology was able to dramatically accelerate the development of the COVID-19 vaccine, even with distributed teams, that speed pushed the people on those vaccine teams to their limits. This episode aired live from the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMMS) conference on August 11th, 2021, about a month after the Delta variant had become the dominant form of the coronavirus in the US. It is a conversation with Moderna's CEO Stéphane Bancel and VMware President Sumit Dhawan. Bancel t...
2021-09-3024 min
Don’t Break the Bank: Run IT, Change ITCustomer First, Customer Always with Sumit DhawanEpisode Notes3 Takeaways:Spend lots of time with customers. That’s the best way to effectively communicate the services on offer and to get an honest barometer check on how well a customer’s needs are being met.Creating a broad, customer-focused definition of success motivates the entire organization to think about how and what needs to be done to ensure customers are satisfied. When it comes to distributed enterprise and distributed workforce, the last thing you want is to go back to the mainframe closed days. Then you completely stop innovation because you're tying application devel...
2021-08-2438 min