Rahul Deshpande currently serves as the EVP Global Head of Research and Development at Mastercard since January 2024. Prior to this role, Rahul was the Chief Technology Officer at Ethoca from February 2020 to January 2024. Rahul's extensive experience at Mastercard includes serving as SVP/Head of the Center for Device/IoT and Digital Trust within Cyber & Intelligence Solutions, Senior Vice President of Digital Strategy Integration, and VP of Engineering for Simplify Commerce at Mastercard Labs. Additionally, Rahul held the position of Director of Software Engineering at Mastercard Labs. Earlier career highlights include serving as Director of Software Engineering and Architecture at UniGroup, co-founding iCADops LLC, working as Lead Specialist in Technical Architecture at Transentric/Union Pacific Railroad, and as a Senior Software Engineer at IBM. Rahul holds an M.B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business School and a master's degree in Computer Science from the University of Missouri-Columbia.
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