Karthik Lakshminarayanan

Karthik Lakshminarayanan is an experienced engineering leader currently serving as VP of Engineering at Databricks since April 2021, previously holding the title of Senior Director of Engineering. Prior to Databricks, Karthik was a Principal Engineer at Google from July 2010 to April 2021 and held various roles including Architect, Tech Lead, Manager, and Member of Technical Staff at Conviva Inc. from July 2006 to July 2010. Karthik began the career as a Research Intern at Microsoft in 2002. Karthik earned a Ph.D. and an MS in Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley, between 2001 and 2007, and a B.Tech. in Computer Science & Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, from 1997 to 2001.