Shivani Govil is a senior executive with over 16 years of experience in the enterprise space, focusing on new business opportunities. Her expertise covers Strategy, M&A, Product Management and Strategic Partnerships/Alliances. Shivani combines her strong business acumen with her passion for technology to identify and drive business growth through organic and inorganic channels. She has an entrepreneurial approach and has driven innovation in companies of all sizes (large, mid-size and startups).
As Vice President for the Ecosystem and Channels organization at SAP, Shivani has been responsible in leading and defining SAP’s approach to build out a platform ecosystem. Prior to that, Shivani was responsible for driving product strategy, ecosystem strategy and overall business strategy in Analytics. She helped define the company approach for analytic applications, including the product definition, target markets and pricing/commercialization structure. Prior to her current role, Shivani was with SAP’s Corporate Strategy Group, where she was involved in identifying new revenue opportunities for the company.
Prior to SAP, Shivani worked in Corporate Development at Agile software and played an instrumental role in the acquisition of Agile by Oracle for $500M. She also completed two acquisitions for the company and managed key alliances with MSFT, IBM and others. Prior to that, Shivani held strategy and business development roles at two startups. She began her career in management consulting, working with Andersen’s business consulting practice.
Shivani holds a master’s degree in engineering from Princeton University, in conjunction with the Woodrow Wilson School of Public Policy. She received her undergraduate in engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology. In addition to her work, Shivani believes that businesses have a responsibility to drive positive social change. She has a passion for clean energy, environment, arts and education.
