Panzura has announced that Chief Executive Officer Karthik Ramamurthy has been accepted into the Forbes Technology Council, an invitation-only community reserved for world-class Chief Information Officers, Chief Technology Officers, and technology executives. Ramamurthy was chosen by a review committee based on his diverse experience, personal and professional achievements, and a strong track record of impacting business growth metrics. As organizations rush to fuel artificial intelligence initiatives with decades of accumulated file data, Ramamurthy's appointment places him among industry peers tackling critical questions surrounding data usability, governance, and trust.
Panzura CEO Karthik Ramamurthy accepted into the invitation-only Forbes Technology Council.
Selection is based on professional achievement, executive background, and impact on business growth.
Ramamurthy brings over two decades of enterprise data experience from leadership roles at Veritas, EMC, and NetApp.
He will contribute original articles and commentary on Forbes.com focusing on unstructured data, AI governance, and agentic workflows.
The appointment aligns with recent product milestones under Ramamurthy, including CloudFS 8.7, Panzura Nexus, and Panzura Express.
Panzura's platform-centric approach centers on keeping enterprise file data live and ready for modern AI systems like Microsoft 365 Copilot.
Appointed as CEO of Panzura in April 2026, Ramamurthy brings more than twenty years of expertise in scaling enterprise data platforms. His career includes prominent senior leadership positions at industry-leading companies such as Veritas, EMC, and NetApp. At Panzura, he is spearheading the company's strategic pivot from hybrid cloud file services toward comprehensive AI data management. This approach relies on a unified platform that keeps enterprise file data live, allowing teams to support complex project-based workflows from a single source of truth.
As part of the Forbes Technology Council, Ramamurthy will collaborate with other respected technology leaders within a private forum. Furthermore, he will leverage the platform to share expert commentary and original articles on Forbes.com. His published insights will address how organizations can make unstructured data usable for artificial intelligence, establish robust governance for autonomous agents, and properly prepare file infrastructure for agentic workflows.
The council appointment arrives on the heels of rapid product momentum and innovation across Panzura's ecosystem. Recent releases include CloudFS 8.7 to lower multi-office management costs, Panzura Nexus to bring permission-aware intelligence to file data via Microsoft 365 Copilot, and Panzura Express tailored for mid-market deployment. These tools reflect a broader mission to ensure enterprise data remains secure, compliant, and directly accessible to modern AI models.
"Enterprises have spent decades accumulating file data and now realize it is the fuel for AI. The hard questions now are practical ones — where that data lives, who governs it, and whether AI systems can trust it. I'm looking forward to sharing my views on those questions alongside the leaders of the global technology community," said Karthik Ramamurthy, CEO, Panzura.
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Panzura empowers modern enterprises to unlock the full potential of their unstructured data, aligning it with strategic business goals. Our solutions ensure data visibility, accessibility, and control, seamlessly preparing organizations for a digitally transformed, AI-driven future. With Panzura, organizations can enhance data resilience, optimize costs, and deliver data instantly to users and processes – anywhere, anytime.
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