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Gokul Rajaram
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Birth & Early Life
- Gokul Rajaram holds multiple positions such as Board Member at Pinterest and CoinTracker, Advisor at various companies like GP Flow and Hash3, Partner at Firebolt Ventures, and Product Lead at Caviar (DoorDash).
- Gokul Rajaram career spans leadership roles at Google, where he led product management for AdSense and contributed to significant acquisitions. He also co-founded Chai Labs, acquired by Facebook, and has extensive experience in online advertising technologies.
- He holds an impressive academic background, including an M.B.A. from MIT Sloan School of Management, an M.S. in Computer Science from UT Austin, and a BTech in Computer Science from IIT Kanpur, where he was awarded the President of India's Gold Medal.
- Gokul Rajaram is an active angel investor and advisor, involved with companies like Scout Ventures and Origami Logic, and previously served as a Fund Advisor at Jungle Ventures.
- He currently serves on the board of The Trade Desk, Skolaro, and others, showcasing his leadership in various organizations.
- Rajaram provides advisory services to startups like Nexla, contributing his expertise and insights to their growth and development.
Education
Institution | Degree | Duration |
|---|---|---|
MIT Sloan School of Management | MBA | 1999 - 2001 |
The University of Texas at Austin | MS | 1995 - 1996 |
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur | B.Tech | 1991 - 1995 |
careers
Organization | Position/Role | Duration |
|---|---|---|
Investor | Jan 2008 - Present | |
Coinbase | Board Member | Aug 2020 - Present |
Pinterest | Board Member | Feb 2020 - Present |
The Trade Desk | Board Member | May 2018 - Present |
DoorDash | Product and Business Helper | Nov 2019 - Apr 2024 |
Course Hero | Board Member | Jun 2008 - Dec 2020 |
Square | Caviar Lead | Nov 2014 - Oct 2019 |
Square | Register Lead | Jul 2013 - Nov 2014 |
RetailMeNot, Inc. | Board Member | Sep 2013 - May 2017 |
Facebook | Product Director, Ads | Aug 2010 - Jul 2013 |
Chai Labs | Co-Founder and CEO | Jan 2008 - Aug 2010 |
Associated Content | Board Member | Nov 2009 - May 2010 |
Google | Product Management Director, AdSense | Jan 2006 - Nov 2007 |
Google | Group Product Manager, Google AdSense | Jan 2005 - Jan 2006 |
Google | Senior Product Manager, Google AdSense | Jan 2004 - Jan 2005 |
Google | Product Manager, Google AdSense | Jan 2003 - Jan 2004 |
Juno | Technical Lead, Advertising Systems | Jan 1997 - Aug 1999 |
Events
Board and Advisor Roles
- FireDrones, Inc.
- Chief Strategic Advisor
- Jun 23, 2022
- Coinbase
- Board Member
- Aug 2020
- Pinterest
- Board Member
- Feb 2020
- The Trade Desk
- Board Member
- May 2018
- Mezi
- Advisor & Angel Investor
- Jun 1, 2016
- Troops
- Product Engineering Lead at Square
- Jul 6, 2015
- 500 Miles
- Member of the Advisory Board
- Jun 14, 2014
- Pixalate
- Member of the Advisory Board
- 2014
- SmartShoot
- Member of the Advisory Board
- Oct 2012
- Maker
- Member of the Advisory Board
- Aug 2, 2012
- videogram
- Member of the Advisory Board
- 2012
- Vungle
- Member of the Advisory Board
- Oct 2011
- SkillSlate
- Member of the Advisory Board
- Jul 1, 2010
- Buysight
- Member of the Board of Directors
- May 13, 2010
- Adori Labs
- Advisor
- Petasense
- Advisor
- KarmaCircles
- Advisors
- RetailMeNot
- Member of the Board of Directors
- C1X
- Board Advisor
- Zinrelo
- Member of the Advisory Board
- Skyfire Labs
- Member of the Board of Directors
- JovianDATA
- Member of the Board of Directors
- eduFire
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Jungle Ventures
- Fund Advisor
- Bleacher Report
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Compound
- Member of the Advisory Board
- Quettra
- Member of the Advisory Board
- ViVu
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Astrid
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Infinitus Systems, Inc.
- Advisor
- My Ally
- Board OF Director