Nutanix has appointed Greg Lavender to its Board of Directors, effective September 17, 2025, bringing extensive expertise in AI, cloud, and enterprise infrastructure to advance its hybrid multicloud strategy. This move aligns with Nutanix’s vision to simplify operations and empower organizations in the AI-driven enterprise landscape.
Greg Lavender’s addition to Nutanix’s Board, effective September 17, 2025, positions the company to accelerate its leadership in hybrid multicloud computing and AI-driven solutions. With a career spanning over four decades, Lavender’s tenure as Intel’s CTO (2021–2025) saw him lead advancements in software, AI cloud platforms (Intel Tiber AI Cloud), and cybersecurity. His prior role as VMware’s SVP and CTO shaped multicloud and modern application strategies, aligning closely with Nutanix’s mission to simplify enterprise IT through unified platforms for applications and data.
Lavender’s expertise in building developer-friendly ecosystems and integrating hardware-software innovations for AI and cloud-native workloads complements Nutanix’s focus on scalable, cost-effective solutions. His appointment to the Security and Privacy Committee further strengthens governance in critical areas like cybersecurity, vital for regulated industries adopting SaaS and multicloud architectures.
“Greg has a deep engineering background with experience from both the vendor and customer perspective. He is a technology visionary who has a strategic understanding of the tech stack, generative AI and other modern, cloud native-based applications,” said Rajiv Ramaswami, President and CEO of Nutanix.
Nutanix’s stock (NTNX) rose to $78.489 on September 19, 2025, reflecting a 0.42% increase from the prior close of $78.16, buoyed by positive market sentiment following Lavender’s appointment and strong Q4 2025 earnings. The company reported $653 million in revenue (beating estimates of $642.19M) and $0.37 EPS (exceeding $0.33 forecasts), with 19.2% revenue growth and an 18.3% operating margin. Analysts, including BofA Securities ($93 target) and KeyBanc ($95 target), remain optimistic despite challenges like elongated sales cycles and competition from VMware.
The appointment follows Nutanix’s May 2025 board updates, which saw Eric K. Brandt join and David Humphrey resign, signaling ongoing strategic alignment with enterprise needs. Lavender’s expertise is expected to enhance Nutanix’s positioning against competitors, leveraging its platform trusted by over 29,000 customers globally.
Lavender’s perspective as a former academic and industry leader at Citigroup, Cisco, and Sun Microsystems equips him to guide Nutanix in scaling its hybrid multicloud platform, which supports traditional and modern applications, including generative AI workloads. His comment, “Nutanix is at the forefront of enterprise technology innovation. They predicted that companies would be using multiple clouds and multiple locations to run their applications and data,” underscores his alignment with Nutanix’s vision to simplify operations and accelerate digital transformation.
This strategic move positions Nutanix to capitalize on the growing demand for AI-ready infrastructure, ensuring enterprises can manage data and applications seamlessly across core data centers, edge, and public clouds while maintaining robust cybersecurity and compliance in SaaS ecosystems.
Nutanix is a hybrid multicloud computing leader, offering a unified software platform for running applications and AI and managing data anywhere. Trusted by over 29,000 customers worldwide, Nutanix simplifies operations for traditional and modern applications, enabling organizations to focus on business goals and transform digitally with cost-effective, consistent solutions.
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