PayPal Names Srini Venkatesan Chief Technology Officer

India-West Staff Reporter

SAN JOSE, CA – PayPal has announced the appointment of Srini Venkatesan as chief technology officer, effective June 24. In this role, the Indian American will lead the development and implementation of technology across the entire PayPal ecosystem, including analytics and data science, artificial intelligence and machine learning, information security, infrastructure operations, and product engineering.

“Srini is a seasoned technologist and leader with a successful track record of building and scaling technology organizations, from early-stage startups to the world’s largest retailer,” said President and CEO Alex Chriss.

Venkatesan joins PayPal from Walmart where he most recently led the U.S. Omni Platforms and Tech organization. Before Walmart, Venkatesan oversaw Yahoo’s display and video ad technology platform. Earlier in his career, he led product and technology teams at eBay and was CTO at StubHub and Marketo.

Srini Venkatesan has a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Bharathiar University.

“I’ve spent my career innovating to create new and improved ways for customers to discover, shop, and buy the goods they want and need,” said Venkatesan. “I’m incredibly excited about joining PayPal and bringing together my experiences across tech and retail to personalize customers’ shopping experiences.”