10 chief technology officers
Three routes into the chief technology officer seat show up here: Shyam Sankar, Philip Rathle and Christian Thum took it at companies where they were already COO, SVP of Products or SVP Engineering; five held a CTO title at another company first; and Lior Gavish and Digvijay Lamba were company founders earlier in their careers. That spread suits a company deciding whether to name a CTO from inside or hire one who has done the job, and how to organize engineering as it grows.
Professionals to explore
Andrea Malagodi
LinkedInExperience: Chief Technology Officer · Sonar
Two CTO titles at JPMorganChase preceded Andrea Malagodi's current one at Sonar (since 2021): Chief Technology Officer, JPMorgan Europe Limited (JPMEL) (2019-2021) and Chief Technology Officer, Consumer and Community Bank (2014-2019). Earlier JPMorganChase titles were Executive Director (2006-2014) and Vice President Project Manager (1998-2005). Moving from CTO roles at JPMorganChase to CTO at Sonar fits Andrea.
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Anoop Tripathi
LinkedInExperience: Chief Technology Officer · Sauce Labs
At Sauce Labs, Anoop Tripathi is Chief Technology Officer (since 2025), and the combined Chief Technology Officer and Head of Engineering title was Anoop's at Redwood Software (2022-2025) and Interactions LLC (2021-2022). Anoop was also Senior Vice President Of Engineering at Automation Anywhere (2019-2021) and Senior Director of Engineering - Security Access Cloud at Citrix (2016-2018). Combining the CTO and head of engineering jobs fits Anoop.
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Christian Thum
LinkedInExperience: Former Chief Technology Officer · LivePerson
About 400 people in about 50 teams across 8 time zones is the globally distributed engineering organization Christian Thum describes leading, along with a path from PhD to startup founder. Christian became Chief Technology Officer at LivePerson in 2024 after a decade of LivePerson titles: SVP Engineering (2023-2024), VP Software Development (2019-2022), R&D Director (2016-2019) and R&D Group Leader (2014-2015). Leading engineering across many time zones fits Christian.
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Digvijay Lamba
LinkedInExperience: Former Chief Technology Officer · Alteryx
Founder and CEO of Lore IO (Acquired by Alteryx) from 2017 to 2021, Digvijay Lamba was then Chief Technology Officer at Alteryx (2021-2025) and is now Chief Technology Officer at OneTrust (since 2025) and CTO in Residence at Firebolt Ventures. Digvijay was also Sr. Director Distinguished Architect at Walmart (2011-2015). Going from founder to CTO of the company that acquired the startup is Digvijay's distinct angle.
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Lior Gavish
LinkedInExperience: Chief Technology Officer · Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo's Chief Technology Officer since 2019, Lior Gavish was SVP Engineering, Email Protection at Barracuda (2016-2019). Before that, Lior co-founded Sookasa, serving as Co-founder, VP Engineering (2014-2016) and Co-founder, VP Product (2012-2014). Moving from co-founder and engineering VP roles to CTO fits Lior.
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Patrick Devine
LinkedInExperience: Chief Technology Officer · Ollama
Ollama's Chief Technology Officer since 2023, Patrick Devine held the same title at Infra (2022-2023). Earlier titles include Sr. Staff Engineer at Carbon Black (2020-2022) and Functional Architect at Mirantis (2019-2020) and Docker, Inc (2019). Moving from staff engineer and architect roles to CTO at Infra and Ollama fits Patrick.
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Philip Rathle
LinkedInExperience: CTO · Neo4j
Philip Rathle describes joining Neo4j as its first product leader, was SVP of Products there from 2012 to 2023 and has been CTO since 2023. Philip was Senior Director of Product Management at Embarcadero Technologies (2009-2012), sits on the WSJ Technology Council and describes 20+ years in enterprise data. A product leader moving into the CTO seat is the transition Philip can describe.
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Ravi Mayuram
LinkedInExperience: CTO, EVP Engineering · Uniphore
CTO, EVP Engineering is Ravi Mayuram's title at Uniphore (since 2024); Ravi was Chief Development Officer at Luminary (2023-2024) and CTO, SVP Products and Engineering at Couchbase (2013-2023). Ravi also held Sr Director Engineering at BEA Systems (2006-2013) and Director, Core Engineering at Oracle (2001-2006). A decade as CTO with products and engineering both in the title makes Ravi a fit for questions on owning both.
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Salman Bhatti
LinkedInExperience: Chief Technology Officer · Simpro Software
Oversight of all technology and engineering functions across the SIMPRO Group globally, with an AI-first approach, is how Salman Bhatti describes the Chief Technology Officer job at Simpro Software that began in 2026. Salman was Vice President of Engineering at Vertex Inc. (2023-2026), VP, Engineering at UKG (2022-2023) and VP, Cloud Engineering at Citrix (2021-2022), and was Adjunct Professor Of Computer Science - Cloud and AI at Florida International University (2019-2022). Stepping up from VP of Engineering to CTO fits Salman.
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Shyam Sankar
LinkedInExperience: Chief Technology Officer · Palantir Technologies
Chief Operating Officer of Palantir Technologies from 2006 to 2023 and its Chief Technology Officer since 2023, Shyam Sankar has also chaired Ginkgo Bioworks since 2023 after sitting on its board (2015-2023). Shyam is a member of the Hudson Institute Board of Trustees and is the author of a book at mobilizebook.com. Moving from COO to CTO at the same company is the question Shyam can answer.
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Choose the right perspective
For a CTO who grew out of a product or operations seat, talk to Philip Rathle (Neo4j) or Shyam Sankar (Palantir Technologies); for scaling a distributed engineering organization, Christian Thum describes about 400 people in 50 teams. Anoop Tripathi, Ravi Mayuram and Patrick Devine have each been CTO at more than one company, Andrea Malagodi brings CTO roles inside JPMorganChase, and Salman Bhatti the move from VP of Engineering to CTO.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01When you became CTO, which decisions did you keep and which did you hand to a VP of Engineering?
- 02At what headcount did you reorganize engineering, and what signal told you the old structure had stopped working?
- 03How do you decide whether to rebuild a core system or keep extending it, and who gets the final say?
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