Overview
Vijaysai Patnaik serves as Chief Business Officer at Reflection [1]. Patnaik brings experience in product development and go-to-market strategy for deep-tech and AI products [2]. Prior roles include General Manager at Applied Intuition [4], a $15 billion physical AI company where Patnaik previously served as Head of Product [5]. Patnaik held product leadership positions at Waymo across autonomous trucks and perception AI [6][7], and worked as a Product Manager at Google [8]. Earlier career experience includes venture capital at Accel Partners [9] and management consulting at McKinsey & Company [10]. Patnaik holds a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School [11] and a Bachelor of Technology in Electrical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi [12].
Profile introduction
Experienced at product development and GTM for deep-tech/AI products. Currently at Reflection AI. Previous: Applied Intuition ($15B physical AI company), Waymo (autonomous vehicles), Google, Venture Capital (Accel Partners), and Consulting (McKinsey) across US, India and Israel.
Career history
- Chief Business Officer2026 to presentReflection
- General Manager2025 to 2026Applied Intuition
- Head of Product2021 to 2025Applied Intuition
- Product Lead, Autonomous trucks2017 to 2021Waymo
- Product Lead, Perception AI2016 to 2019Waymo
- Product Manager2014 to 2016Google
- Venture Capital2010 to 2012Accel Partners
- Management Consulting2008 to 2010McKinsey & Company
Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA)Harvard Business School
Bachelor of Technology, Electrical EngineeringIndian Institute of Technology, Delhi
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