Akhil Kestur

Akhil Kestur is a Senior Data Scientist at TikTok, focusing on user growth since February 2023. Prior to this role, Akhil served as a Data Engineer at Meta from July 2021 to January 2023, where the emphasis was on core product growth for paid ads across Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. Earlier experience includes a position as a Data Engineer at DataStax, which was acquired by IBM, from June 2020 to July 2021. Akhil earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from UC Berkeley College of Engineering, graduating in 2020, and completed a high school diploma at Leland High School in 2017.