Naren Patil is the Founder of MarketEngine by StartupWind and a seasoned marketing and product leader with over 25 years of experience in marketing, demand generation, and product strategy. Through StartupWind, he has worked with more than 10,000 small businesses, helping them accelerate growth and innovation.
Prior to StartupWind, Naren served as GM and Head of Product Marketing at Saba Learning, where he managed marketing initiatives supporting a $100M revenue target. He was also Chief Marketing Officer at NGDATA and Director of Product Marketing at BEA Systems, where he helped grow a flagship product from $25M to $50M in annual revenue within a year. BEA was later acquired by Oracle for $9 billion.
Naren also led product management at TriNet, a company that grew into a $2.5B public software business.
He is a frequent speaker, including at TiEcon Silicon Valley, has been featured in Forbes, holds an MBA from Northwestern Kellogg.
