Shankara Seethappa

Shankara Seethappa is a seasoned professional in the gaming industry with extensive experience in leadership and engineering roles. Currently serving as Co-Founder and CEO of HighXP since July 2022, Shankara previously held the position of Vice President of Games at Big Viking Games, where responsibilities included profit and loss management for titles like YoWorld and FishWorld, as well as developing a mobile MMORPG. Prior to that, Shankara spent over a decade at Zynga, progressing from Senior Software Engineer to General Manager, overseeing P&L ownership for successful games such as Wonka Slots and Farmville, while delivering significant revenue growth. Early career experience includes senior engineering roles at Aujas Networks, Aylus Networks, and Cisco, complemented by a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Computer Science from the Golden Valley Institute of Technology.