Prashanth Bala

Senior Product Manager

Prashanth Bala is an accomplished engineering manager and product manager with extensive experience in the tech industry, particularly at prominent companies like Instagram and Meta. At Instagram, Prashanth led engineering efforts to support the Fan Funded Monetization Pillar and played a pivotal role in developing the platform for businesses, contributing to a significant increase in monthly active business accounts and substantial revenue growth. Previous roles include managing messaging commerce initiatives across Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp at Meta, where Prashanth revitalized an existing product while formulating new strategies based on user research. Prashanth’s foundational experience encompasses multiple roles at Facebook, including software engineering and product management, as well as entrepreneurial ventures like co-founding Groupy and NailMatch. Prashanth holds a BS in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University, complemented by a minor in Business Administration and Computational Finance.

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New York, United States

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