Rakesh Chalasani

Rakesh Chalasani is an experienced engineering manager specializing in machine learning, currently serving as an Engineering Manager at LinkedIn since April 2025. Prior to this, Rakesh held the position of Engineering Manager at Pinterest from August 2022 to April 2025, where leadership involved a team focused on improving ad content quality through machine learning. Previous roles include Machine Learning Engineering Manager at Spotify, overseeing the personalization team, and Vice President of Technology at nDimensional, leading efforts in AI platform development. Rakesh's background also includes research experience as a Graduate Research Assistant at the University of Florida, contributions as a Research Scientist at nDimensional, and an internship at Bosch Research. Rakesh holds a PhD and MS from the University of Florida and a BTech from Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology.