Chaitanya Pallapothula

Chaitanya Pallapothula has extensive work experience in technology leadership roles. Chaitanya is currently working as the Chief Technology Officer at Hallmark Cards since April 2023. Prior to this, they served as the Chief Technology Officer for the digital and direct-to-consumer sector at Hallmark Cards from November 2021 to March 2023.

Before joining Hallmark Cards, Chaitanya held the position of Chief Technology Officer at Tailored Brands, Inc. from May 2021 to September 2021. Chaitanya also served as the SVP, Omni-Channel, Data and Supply Chain Technology at Tailored Brands, Inc. from November 2018 to May 2021. In this role, they were responsible for application development, marketing technology, data engineering, and product management for various brands under the company.

Chaitanya's previous experience includes working as the VP, Digital Systems at Tailored Brands, Inc. from March 2017 to November 2018. Chaitanya was responsible for digital systems, marketing technology, and product management for the company's eCommerce and store-facing applications.

Prior to their tenure at Tailored Brands, Inc., Chaitanya worked as the Director of eCommerce Technology at Levi Strauss & Co. from February 2015 to March 2017. Chaitanya was involved in building new consumer applications for brands like Levi's and Dockers.

Chaitanya also has experience working as a Technical Consultant at Almond Systems, Director of Engineering at Shopstyle by Popsugar, Sr. Engineering Manager at Walmart.com, and Engineering Manager at Hotwire.

Earlier in their career, Chaitanya worked as a Development Manager at I-many, Inc. and held various roles at Navis, including Lead Developer.

Before embarking on their professional journey, Chaitanya worked as a System Analyst at Outbridge Inc, where they developed customized web mail services.

Overall, Chaitanya Pallapothula has a diverse range of experience in leading technology and engineering teams in various industries, including retail, e-commerce, and software development.

Chaitanya Pallapothula completed a Bachelor of Technology (BTech) degree in Chemical Engineering from Andhra University from 1991 to 1995. Later, from 1996 to 1998, they pursued an M.tech in Simulation, Optimization, and Control from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.