Satish Dhanasekaran

Satish Dhanasekaran is the president and chief executive officer of Keysight Technologies, Inc. (KEYS) a leading technology company that delivers advanced design, validation, and test solutions to help accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world.

Since joining Agilent, Keysight’s predecessor company, in 2006, Satish has held multiple leadership roles and helped shape the company’s strategy. Most recently, Satish served as Keysight’s senior vice president and chief operating officer with responsibility for market and technology research, the development of new technologies and solutions through the company’s centralized technology organization and customer-facing solutions groups, as well as go-to-market functions. Before that, he led Keysight’s Communications Solutions Group, a multi-billion dollar global business that serves the communications ecosystem and aerospace defense industry. Satish and his team established Keysight’s leadership in 5G and made significant contributions to accelerate technology adoptions in other critical areas, including 400G, quantum, and electromagnetic spectrum operations.

Satish is passionate about advancing technology adoption rapidly through active industry body participation. He sponsors Keysight’s participation on the United States Federal Communications Commission Technological Advisory Committee, is a member of the NextG Alliance, and participates in other industry standards bodies and consortiums.

He holds a master's degree in electrical engineering from Florida State University and an executive education certification from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.