Manoj Leelanivas
Manoj Leelanivas is Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Junos Application Software (JAS) business group at Juniper Networks, focused on the advanced applications that run on Junos, including Junos Space and MobileNext™ platforms, content and media, router services, and cloud services innovations.
An 11-year Juniper veteran, Mr. Leelanivas previously served as the Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Junos Ready Software (JRS) business group, dedicated to the creation and delivery of an ecosystem of software and applications built on the Junos and Junos Space platforms. Additionally, he was responsible for notable progress in Juniper’s Project Falcon (MobileNext) mobility initiative.
Prior to that, he served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Edge and Aggregation business unit for the Infrastructure Products Group (IPG), where he led the development and launch of Juniper’s groundbreaking MX Series 3D Universal Edge Routers.
During his tenure at Juniper Networks, Mr. Leelanivas also served as the Vice President of Product Line Management and Marketing within IPG, responsible for the core, edge and aggregation router product lines, and as Vice President of Engineering in IPG, responsible for Junos development. He also led various engineering, product management, and marketing groups.
Prior to joining Juniper Networks, Mr. Leelanivas was at Cisco Systems for seven years, where he was involved in various initiatives in routing and voice technologies.
Mr. Leelanivas holds a master’s degree in computer science from the University of Kentucky, Lexington, and is a graduate of the Stanford Executive Program.
Keynote: Top Ten Imperatives for Service Providers
Date: Wednesday, Oct. 26
Time: 1:45 PM
