Industry veteran with track record of driving innovation at scale across multiple enterprise technology companies to accelerate next chapter of growth

Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE:NET), the leading connectivity cloud company, today announced the appointment of Chirantan "CJ" Desai as President of Product & Engineering to further accelerate the company's next phase of growth to $5 billion in annual recurring revenue and beyond. Desai's 25+ years of experience spans product innovation, go-to-market strategies, and operational efficiency—all key in building high-performing teams and driving sustained business growth at scale.

Desai most recently served as President and Chief Operating Officer at ServiceNow (NYSE:NOW), overseeing ServiceNow's products, platform, design, AI research, engineering, customer support, and cloud infrastructure operations as well as customer success. Joining ServiceNow in December 2016 as Chief Product Officer before being promoted to the role of Chief Operating Officer in January 2022, Desai helped scale the company from $1.5 billion to more than $10 billion in annualized revenue during his tenure.