Ketan Nayak

Ketan is an experienced Product Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the internet industry. Currently, he is a Product Manager at Coalition. Prior to this, he was leading the company’s efforts at Dropbox, bringing to his position a background of 7 years in Predictive Modeling, Business Intelligence, and Business Analytics. He was responsible for preparing media communications projects including Dropbox's partnership announcements with Google, Salesforce, and other platform related announcements. Already at the beginning of his professional career, Ketan’s entrepreneurial mindset led him to co-found his own venture, Optimae, a platform for smart project scheduling and time tracking at accounting firms. During his lucrative career, apart from contributing to startups and successful enterprises, he has also served educational institutions and nonprofits, as a Research Assistant and later a Guest Lecturer at MIT and a Club President for Toastmasters International, a world leader in communication and leadership development. Shortly after, Ketan first broke into Product at APT, a computer software acquired by Mastercard where he has spent over 3 years, building and leading core product teams while attaining higher Product managerial positions. He graduated from MIT with a Master’s degree in and prior to this, he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology. Ketan is a truly compelling speaker who inspires countless managers and professionals to find their path to leadership.