Manu Narayan

Manu Narayan is the Chief Information Officer at GitLab, where he leads system and process transformation to support GitLab’s growth. As CIO, he is responsible for GitLab’s internal AI strategy, as well as enterprise technology and data infrastructure.

Before joining GitLab, Manu was the vice president of Business Technology at Confluent, driving the organization's consumption transformation, internal AI initiatives, and many critical systems and process programs focused on long-term efficiency and scale. Previously, he led the internal technology teams at BlackLine, Applied Minds, and CIM.

Manu graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles.