SonicWall Appoints Rajnish Mishra as Chief Development Officer to Drive Next Generation Security Portfolio

Cybersecurity veteran to lead and accelerate SonicWall’s network and cloud strategies for MSPs and MSSPs

MILPITAS, Calif. — July 17, 2025 — SonicWall today announced the addition of Rajnish Mishra as Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer, who brings deep cloud security expertise to help accelerate the company’s focus on delivering hybrid network solutions with cloud-native capabilities designed for managed service providers (MSPs) and managed security service providers (MSSPs).  

Mishra has more than two decades of experience leading network and cloud security developments teams, including significant roles at cybersecurity and networking companies Zscaler and Cisco. Most recently, he served as Senior Vice President of Engineering at Zscaler, where he played a key role in scaling the company from an early-stage startup. 

"Rajnish joins us at a critical moment in SonicWall’s journey," said Bob VanKirk, President and CEO of SonicWall. "We’re entering the next phase of our evolution, accelerating our integrated network and cloud security strategy with a focus on delivering scalable solutions designed for MSPs and MSSPs. With Rajnish’s leadership, SonicWall is doubling down on its vision of providing an integrated portfolio of cloud security offerings.”

Mishra is a visionary, culture-first leader who will help align the teams as SonicWall continues to evolve in its transformation. With its introduction of integrated ZTNA and SSE offerings along with a deep lineup of co-managed security services, SonicWall is rapidly becoming the cyber security vendor of choice for MSPs and MSSPs and is seeing dramatic growth in its new solutions as well as in its partner ranks. 

About SonicWall

SonicWall is a cybersecurity forerunner with more than 30 years of expertise and is recognized as a leading partner-first company. With the ability to build, scale and manage security across the cloud, hybrid and traditional environments in real-time, SonicWall provides seamless protection against the most evasive cyberattacks across endless exposure points for increasingly remote, mobile and cloud-enabled users. With its own threat research center, SonicWall can quickly and economically provide purpose-built security solutions to enable any organization—enterprise, government agencies and SMBs—around the world. For more information, visit www.sonicwall.com or follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.