Viral Thacker

Viral Thacker is an experienced executive currently serving as Managing Director and General Manager for Worldwide Emerging Business at Amazon, where responsibilities include building and scaling start-up businesses since January 2019. Previously, Viral Thacker worked in Worldwide Corporate Development at Amazon, focusing on evaluating, acquiring, and integrating start-up businesses. Prior experience includes roles as Associate Director of Strategy & Operations/Mergers & Acquisitions at Deloitte Consulting, a brief tenure in Strategy and M&A at Cerberus Capital Management, and positions at SAP America, Inc. and Intelsat in business intelligence and satellite network planning, respectively. Viral Thacker holds an MBA from Columbia Business School, a Master of Science from the University of Cincinnati, and a Bachelor of Science from Delhi University.