Mahesh Guruswamy

Mahesh Guruswamy currently serves as the Chief Product and Technology Officer at Kickstarter, leading the Product and Engineering teams to develop advanced features for Creators and Backers since April 2024. In addition to this role, Mahesh writes a weekly newsletter for The Sensible Manager and has been a Limited Partner at Tau Ventures since June 2021. Previously, Mahesh held leadership positions such as Head of Engineering at Mosaic.tech, Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President of Engineering at Kajabi, and Vice President of Engineering at Smartsheet. Mahesh's experience also includes managing engineering teams at Amazon, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Homesite Insurance, and Fidelity Investments. Mahesh obtained a Master's degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Wayne State University and a Bachelor's degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering from the University of Madras.