KP Saravanan, widely known as KPS, approaches technology with a rare precision driven by the belief that product requirements should dictate technical choices, not the other way around. As Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Chargebee, he has shaped the subscription billing platform’s architecture with a singular focus on clarity, efficiency, and user experience…
For Surabhi Gupta, building transformative technology starts with data. As Chief Technology Officer at Klaviyo since September 2024, she has been steering the Boston-based marketing automation platform toward even greater use of its vast data foundation. Drawn by the company’s deep commitment to unifying and harnessing customer information, Gupta sees limitless potential in applying AI to help marketers anticipate the next best action…
Chris Urmson, Co-Founder, CEO, and Chairman of Aurora, has built the company with a focus on scale before product launch, an approach shaped by the complexity of autonomous driving technology. He believes that achieving safe, reliable self-driving requires assembling a strong organization early, with the right technical expertise, partnerships, and operational discipline…
As Chief Marketing Officer at Toast, Kelly Esten leads a mission to give operators, employees, and guests the tools they need for better hospitality. Her approach is rooted in understanding the realities of the restaurant floor where speed, connection, and efficiency determine success. Whether it’s simplifying marketing for owners who “love hospitality, not marketing,” or building rugged hardware suited to a kitchen’s chaos, Esten’s work centers on solving problems that make a real difference…
For Eduarda Camacho, tackling identity sprawl is a business necessity. As Chief Operating Officer at CyberArk, she sees the rapid proliferation of machine identities, IoT devices, and AI-driven systems as one of today’s most pressing cybersecurity issues. “We can say that we now have 45 million machine identities to one human identity,” Camacho says, underscoring the scale of the challenge…
At Zscaler, Chief Product Officer Adam Geller is focused on building systems that can fight AI-powered threats with AI-powered defenses. His leadership is rooted in a belief that advanced cybersecurity must do more than just respond—it must anticipate. By leveraging over half a trillion daily transactions, Geller drives Zscaler’s Zero Trust Exchange to automatically detect, prevent, and remediate cyber threats…
Karim Atiyeh learned early that building a company doesn’t come with a manual especially during a global crisis. When COVID-19 disrupted Ramp’s early momentum, he and his team built risk and underwriting systems from scratch, contacting customers one by one to learn how to support them. The experience was “very stressful, and also a lot of fun,” he recalls. This raw, adaptive approach reflects how Ramp grew into a $13 billion payment-processing fintech in just a few years…
“When someone asks my 70-year-old mom and dad what I do for a living, they literally say, ‘She talks, a lot, for a living.’” Demetris Cheatham doesn’t shy away from conversation, it’s her strategy. As Chief of Staff to GitHub’s CEO, Cheatham orchestrates high-stakes initiatives that shape the company’s long-term direction. But she’s best known for “All In,” the open source DEI program she founded to transform access and equity across tech…
For Andrew Feldman, bold ideas mark the beginning of every breakthrough. As CEO and Co-Founder of Cerebras Systems, Feldman has long challenged conventional thinking in computing. When he and his team proposed building a computer chip 56 times larger than anything that had ever existed, many dismissed the idea as madness. But to Feldman, skepticism is a sign he’s heading in the right direction. “If people think you’re crazy, you’re probably on the right track,” he’s said…
David Schwartz, Chief Technology Officer at Ripple, has never been one to follow the conventional route. Long before the rise of cryptocurrencies, Schwartz was programming complex logic into calculators—a passion sparked by his father’s interest in early computing. This hands-on experimentation with flow-based computing helped shape his belief in direct, transparent systems—principles that continue to underpin his work today…
