Know the team

Global thought leaders in conversational engagement

Beerud Sheth

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Beerud Sheth is the co-founder and CEO of Gupshup, responsible for the company's overall strategy, execution, and growth. With over 25 years of experience in the technology industry, he previously co-founded Elance (now Upwork; NASDAQ: UPWK), which pioneered online freelancing. He has earlier worked with Merrill Lynch and Citicorp. He has a Masters in Computer Science from MIT and a Bachelors in Computer Science from IIT Bombay, where he was awarded the Silver Medal.

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Beerud Sheth

Ravi Sundararajan

Chief Operating Officer

Ravi is Gupshup's Chief Operating Officer and heads Sales, Marketing, Business Development, Product Operations, Customer Success, Technical Solutions and Support functions. Ravi jump-started Gupshup's Cloud Communications Platform Business in 2011, which has grown to become the leading Conversational Engagement Platform. His previous roles include General Manager at Akamai, VP at HP and Mckinsey. He has been awarded US patents for innovative cloud data management inventions and has an MS in Electrical Engineering and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

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Ravi Sundararajan

Gaurav Kachhawa

Chief Product Officer

Gaurav is Gupshup's Chief Product Officer and brings over two decades of product experience leading iconic products used by millions of users. Most recently, Gaurav was Senior Director of product management with the Creative Cloud group at Adobe, where he was responsible for driving experience and engagement for Adobe's diverse cloud offerings. He has previous experience across Twitter, Electronic Arts and Zynga as well. Gaurav is an alumnus of IIT Bombay and holds an MBA from Wharton.

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Gaurav Kachhawa

Krishnamurthy Tammana

Chief Technology Officer

Krishna is Gupshup's Chief Technology Officer and leads the Engineering function. He brings over 30 years of experience across infrastructure, security & financial services. He has significant experience in Cloud/SaaS and on-premises and led exponential growth in companies like Sybase, E*Trade and Splunk. Krishna is an alumnus of Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (India).

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Krishnamurthy Tammana

Amit Shrivastav

Chief Financial Officer

Amit is Gupshup's Chief Financial Officer and heads the Finance, Legal & Secretarial functions. He brings with him over 16 years of experience in the fields of Corporate Finance, Business Planning & Strategy, Capital Markets, Compliance & Financial Controls, Accounting, and Audit functions. He has previously worked with SBI, Citigroup, TATA-AIG and Dresser-Rand.

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Amit Shrivastav