Ashwin Kohli brings over 30 years of global experience in networking, customer success, and technical leadership. He champions Arista’s customer experience and customer-first culture, driving satisfaction, loyalty, and long-term success. He leads global customer engineering including systems engineering, customer support, and professional services, to scale exceptional customer outcomes.

With a strong focus on innovation and operational excellence, Ashwin leverages data-driven insights to continuously enhance the customer journey. As a trusted advisor to global clients, he builds long-standing relationships that drive product, business and customer value.

Prior to joining Arista in 2011, he was on the customer side and held senior infrastructure leadership roles at BNP Paribas, Merrill Lynch, and ABN AMRO, where he led large-scale global networking engineering and operations.

He holds a BSc in Computer Science and Accounting from Manchester University, United Kingdom.