Sumati Sharan Stewart

Sumati Sharan Stewart has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries and roles. Sumati is the Founder/CEO of Ladle Cooking since 2021. Sumati also serves as a Mentor at Techstars since 2022. In 2008, they founded S3 Consulting and worked as the Principal. From 2020 to 2021, they held the position of Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing at Yonomi, where they led sales and marketing teams and increased business revenue. At Amazon, they served as the Head of Business Development, Alexa Smart Home from 2017 to 2019, leading the global partner strategy and increasing consumer adoption of Alexa. At Intel Corporation, they worked as the Senior Director, Sales Strategy and Ecosystem Development for IoTG from 2016 to 2018, and as the GM, Ecosystem and Market Development for CCG from 2014 to 2016. Sumati played a crucial role in driving IoT adoption, defining strategies, and building partnerships. Prior to that, at Snapfish, they served as the Head of WW Business Development from 2011 to 2014, where they developed sales strategy and managed worldwide teams. Sumati also worked at Wells Fargo as an Online Marketing Consultant and at Fry as the Director of Business Development. Sumati started their career at USinternetworking as a Business Development Manager.

Sumati Sharan Stewart has a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree with a specialization in Business Administration and Management from the USC Marshall School of Business. Additionally, they hold a Master of Arts (MA) degree in Graphic Design & Computer Graphics from The University of Memphis.