Uday Keshavdas

Uday Keshavdas has a diverse and extensive work experience spanning over two decades. Uday has held various positions in well-known companies and organizations.

Starting in 2000, Uday worked as a Consultant at KPMG, where they provided financial services consulting to firms such as Morgan Stanley, VISA, Fleet, American Express, LSQ, Fidelity, and the County of Santa Clara. In this role, they developed executive-level strategies to improve competitive positioning and generated new opportunities.

In 2004, Uday joined Wells Fargo as an Internet Business Consultant. Uday managed online money transfer products, including risk and fraud aspects, and formulated a bank-wide online fraud protection strategy.

From 2005 to 2012, Uday served as the Americas Lead - Smartphones and Tablets Business Development at Intel: Mobile and Communications Group. Uday led alliance engagements with mobile carriers like AT&T, TEF, AMX, and T-Mobile for Intel Atom-based Android designs. Additionally, they played a key role in teaching Influence Edge at Intel University.

In 2012, Uday transitioned to Box, where they held the position of Director of Business Development. Uday partnered with leading ISVs and designed and implemented the global strategy for telecom partners.

From 2016 to 2022, Uday worked at Snowflake Computing as the Global Head of SI Alliances, Programs, and Resale Channel. Uday started and built the channel business from the ground up, leading partnerships, operations, and programs, and growing the ecosystem to over 5,000 partners. Uday also organized the annual Snowflake Partner Summit and hired and scaled the partner operations team.

Uday joined Bowman School as a Member of the Board of Trustees in 2021, offering their expertise and guidance to the educational institution.

In 2022, Uday served as an Advisor to mParticle, providing guidance to the company.

Uday also held the position of Chief Operating Officer and Board member at Xapa starting in 2022.

Most recently, in 2023, Uday became a GTM Advisor at Chainlink Labs, where they advise the company on go-to-market strategies.

Overall, Uday Keshavdas has a strong background in business development, partnership management, and strategy execution, with a focus on the technology and finance sectors.

Uday Keshavdas completed their education in a chronological manner. Uday attended Loyola High School from 1981 to 1993, but did not earn a specific degree or study any particular field during that time. From 1994 to 1998, Uday pursued a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering at Savitribai Phule Pune University. Following this, they enrolled in Northeastern University from 1998 to 2000, where they obtained a Master of Science in Information Systems (MSIS) with a focus on Information Systems. Lastly, Uday pursued a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in General Management from the University of Washington - Michael G. Foster School of Business between 2002 and 2004.