Venkatesh Purushothaman

Venkatesh Purushothaman is a seasoned technology leader with extensive experience in engineering and product development across various sectors including travel, eCommerce, and FinTech. Currently serving as the Director of Engineering at Serko, Venkatesh is instrumental in building a next-generation travel platform. Prior roles include Director of Engineering at Eventbrite, where Venkatesh led core services for an online ticketing marketplace, and Director of Software Engineering at Expedia Group, driving global teams to build scalable travel solutions. Venkatesh's background encompasses significant positions at Innoviti Payment Solutions, Savaari Car Rentals, eBay Enterprise, PayPal, Iron Mountain, EMC, and Sun Microsystems, showcasing expertise in cloud solutions, software development, project management, and engineering team leadership. Venkatesh holds an MBA from Bangalore Management Academy and has completed executive management training at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore.