About
Michael Cucchi
Technology executive and CMO at Hydrolix. Formerly SVP at Sumo Logic and VP at PagerDuty. Forbes Tech Council member. MIT mentor.
Michael Cucchi is a technology executive with a track record of scaling marketing and product organizations at category-defining infrastructure companies. As CMO at Hydrolix, he leads marketing for a next-generation real-time data fabric built for global-scale telemetry analytics.
Before Hydrolix, Michael served as SVP of Product Marketing, Product Management, and Strategy at Sumo Logic (~$1.6B), where he led integrated go-to-market strategy across observability and security analytics. Prior to that, he was VP of Product and Marketing at PagerDuty (~$2B), where he helped grow ARR from $130M to $300M+ by building a combined product-led and sales-led growth motion.
His career spans senior marketing and product leadership roles at Cognizant, Pivotal Software (EMC/VMware), Riverbed Technology, and Akamai Technologies. He has served on the board of Pliant.io (acquired by IBM) and as an advisor to Talon Storage (acquired by NetApp), ClimateCheck, and Sevii.ai.
Michael is a Forbes Technology Council member, a judge and mentor at the MIT Entrepreneurship Competition, and has been published in Forbes, VentureBeat, The New Stack, DevOps.com, and InformationWeek. He holds a BS in Business with a Computer Science minor from Skidmore College.
Outside of work, Michael is passionate about music and sailing — he served as Commodore of the Salem Willows Yacht Club from 2007 to 2011.
Career
2025 – Present
Chief Marketing Officer
HydrolixLeading all marketing functions — business development, growth, corporate, product, and content — for Hydrolix, a next-generation real-time data fabric for global-scale analytics. Reporting to the CEO.
2023 – 2025
SVP Product Marketing, Product Management, Product Design & Strategy
Sumo LogicLed integrated go-to-market strategy along with thought leadership, messaging, and content for a ~$1.6B SaaS log and data analytics platform. Key initiatives included establishing product-led growth, expanding personas, and reestablishing strong growth across multiple market segments.
2020 – 2023
VP Product & Marketing
PagerDutyLed and scaled all partner, product, and solutions marketing at PagerDuty — plus customer marketing, competitive intelligence, technical marketing, developer advocacy, and analyst relations. Built on an established product-led growth motion to add a strong sales-led motion while adding multiple product lines. Grew ARR from $130M to $300M+, nnARR from $50M to $100M+.
2016 – 2020
Global VP Products & Marketing
CognizantHead of incubation, product, and marketing for Cognizant Accelerator. Focused on adding software value and revenue to existing service engagements across InsureTech, Healthcare, FinTech, IoT, and retail. Delivered $300M+ in license revenue ROI, $500M+ in influenced service revenue, and managed $100M+ in acquisitions.
2013 – 2016
Sr. Director, Product & Product Marketing
Pivotal SoftwareHead of global product, community, and technical marketing along with outbound product management for Pivotal's Big Data, Analytics, and IoT products. Streamlined 7 distinct products into an enterprise suite, growing revenues from $150M to $300M.
2010 – 2013
Director, Product Marketing / Sr. Director, Product Marketing
Akamai Technologies · Riverbed TechnologyAt Akamai, led product marketing for website and application acceleration — a key contributor to launching and scaling Akamai's cloud security business. At Riverbed, led product marketing and contributed to integrating the $1B OPNET acquisition.
Advisory & Board
AI-driven security operations.
Climate risk analytics and data as a service.
IT, API, and infrastructure automation and orchestration. Drove successful exit to IBM.
Wide area file system and network optimization.
Recommendations
“Mike is one of the most talented product marketers I've ever worked with. He is extremely effective at translating highly technical concepts into impactful messages for a range of audiences. He has a very high EQ and is able to get along well with a broad swath of stakeholders from engineers to marketers, senior executives, and industry analysts.”
“Mike is a natural and enthusiastic marketer who knows the balance of strategic initiatives vs tactical execution. His ability to take complex, technical products and translate them into easy to understand customer value propositions is second to none. He is highly sought after for speaking engagements and his preparation is evident as he comfortably presents his topics and engages diverse audiences.”
“Mike Cucchi is one of those rare people whose energy and passion is contagious. He's an amazing team leader, an extremely talented marketer, and has a deep understanding of technology. Mike sets the bar high for what an exceptional manager is. What I admire most is that he's genuinely and personally invested in the success of his direct reports.”
“Michael is one of those rare individuals who does an excellent job representing himself and his team well to executive management, knowing the technology and craft of his business, and at the same time is able to attract and build highly talented, cohesive teams. No doubt the talent pool of amazing people who will follow him into whatever roles he chooses will continue to grow.”
“Mike is a technology rock star. He is an asset to any team looking to up their game, gain industry recognition, impact revenue, and disrupt how traditional sales are made. His dedication, brainy marketing, and goal-oriented approach make him truly a shining star in technology marketing. The impact he made continues to be realized long after his departure.”
Additional recommendations available on LinkedIn.
Current Role
CMO · Hydrolix
Focus Areas
Writing
Forbes · VentureBeat
The New Stack · DevOps.com
Associations
Forbes Tech Council
MIT Entrepreneurship Competition
Education
Skidmore College
BS Business · CS Minor
Interests
Music · Sailing