Narayana Pappu

Narayana Pappu has worked in a variety of roles across several companies. In 2021, they became the Chief Executive Officer of Zendata. From 2009 to 2021, they worked at PayPal, starting as the Technical Director of Product Management, where they built a customer data platform, automated the process of identifying new payment integrations, and created a natural language insights platform. Narayana then became the Senior Manager of Analytics, where they launched buy now pay later products and owned end-to-end analytics. Narayana then became the Analytics Manager. In 2008, they were a Management Consultant for Entrepreneurs EDGE. In 2007, they were an Instep Intern for Infosys and a Corporate Strategy Analyst for Fannie Mae, where they worked on analytics and new product development, as well as efficiency enhancement for call center cost reduction. In 2006, they were a Summer Consultant for Wove China Consulting.

Narayana Pappu obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and Finance from Cornell University. Narayana then went on to pursue a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Finance, General from Cornell University Graduate School. Subsequently, they earned a Master's degree in Data, Economics and Development Policy from MIT x. In 2011, they obtained the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) certification from the CFA Institute.