Ashutosh Kulkarni is the Chief Executive Officer of Elastic N.V., the company behind Elasticsearch and the Elastic Stack, widely used for search, observability, and security solutions. He became CEO in 2022 after serving as Elastic’s Chief Product Officer, where he led product strategy and innovation. Prior to joining Elastic, Kulkarni held senior leadership roles at McAfee, Akamai Technologies, and Informatica, building deep expertise in cybersecurity, cloud services, and data management. At Elastic, he has focused on scaling the company’s cloud offerings and expanding its impact across enterprises worldwide, positioning the platform as a leader in open, scalable data solutions.