Vivek Subramanian

Vivek Subramanian is a Partner and Chief Product Officer at Goodwater Capital. Vivek was previously at Sonder Inc. from September 2017 to August 2020, where they were SVP Product and Engineering. At Sonder, Vivek lead all things tech - Product, Engineering, UX, Data Science and IT.

Sonder is a company that is reimagining travel, hospitality and ultimately how cities are experienced. They are growing several hundred percent annually, valued at over $1B and raised over $350M from investors such as Greylock, Valor, Fidelity, Greenoaks and Spark Capital. They are building the world's first deconstructed hotel - with apartments, houses, condos, villas, and lofts that you can book at a moment's notice. Each location is chosen by them, designed by their interior designers, and serviced by them to their exacting standards: 24/7 service, impeccably clean homes, comfortable beds and over 200 other standards.

The company is now in the phase of elevating their product to world-class states. Technology is at the heart of this - it powers everything from running their warehouse/supply chain for furniture and consumables, to managing housekeeping operations, to a fantastic booking and guest experience. Their team is high EQ and high IQ, bold, hard-working, humble and filled with warm people. Their culture strives to balance a high bar for results with a great work environment.

Vivek Subramanian's educational career began with a Bachelor of Engineering degree from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science. Vivek then earned a Master of Science in Computer Science from the University of Texas at Austin. Finally, they obtained an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business with a focus in entrepreneurship and strategy.

Vivek Subramanian reports to Chi-Hua Chien, Co-Founder, Managing Partner. Some of their coworkers include Khang Tran - SVP, Engineering, Claire Thomson - Chief of Staff & Portfolio Services, and Benjamin Painter - CFO. and Jessica Lee - VP, Product reports to Vivek Subramanian.