Summary
Ilya Grafutko is a product leader with 11 years of experience building enterprise software and SaaS—specializing in AIOps/ML, cloud-native Kubernetes, distributed storage, and supply chain ESG. He has scaled product and engineering organizations from hands-on engineering roles to VP and Head of Product positions at companies like Nexenta, DDN, SupplyShift/Sphera, and now Adobe, where he is focused on scaling agent operations. Ilya combines deep technical roots (B.S. in Mathematics and Physics from UC Santa Barbara and early software engineering and storage architecture roles) with strong org design instincts to create high-performance, transparent teams that understand customer value. He’s comfortable translating complex distributed systems and AI capabilities into pragmatic product roadmaps and operational practices. Outside product strategy, he brings a structured approach to innovation and organization—favoring clarity, measurable outcomes, and keeping work engaging. Based in Los Gatos, he also advises NRDS, reflecting a continued interest in resource and sustainability data.
11 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
B.S. Mathematics Physics, B.S. Mathematics Physics at UC Santa Barbara