Jayendra Shiva Balagopal

Jayendra Shiva Balagopal, MBA, currently serves as an Associate Brand Manager at Hometown Food Company since August 2023. Prior to this role, Jayendra held positions at The Kraft Heinz Company as a Senior Marketing Analyst focusing on Consumer Insights, and at IRI as a Senior Client Insights Analyst, where contributions included developing analytics reports and conducting root cause analyses. Jayendra also gained experience as a Part-time Associate at In-Sattva Ventures Inc, conducting competitive analyses of Indian eCommerce offerings, and optimizing Amazon seller accounts. An earlier internship at Açaí of America involved spearheading successful email marketing campaigns and product prototypes. Additionally, experience at Amazon encompassed roles as a Process Trainer and Logistics Operations Associate, where Jayendra earned Best Mentor Awards for training efficiency and improving customer satisfaction. Jayendra holds an MBA in Marketing from Fordham Gabelli School of Business and a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from SRM IST Chennai.