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10 DoorDash data and analytics leaders
These ten current and former DoorDash data and analytics leaders have held vice president, senior director and director roles in data science and analytics. A reader can learn how heads of data lead data and analytics organizations in marketplace businesses.
Professionals to explore
01—10Abhishek Shah
LinkedInExperience: Director, Data Science · DoorDash
Director, Data Science at DoorDash in New York since 2023. Earlier DoorDash roles listed are Senior Manager, Analytics (2021–2023) and Manager, Analytics (2019–2021), and the profile also lists Principal at Applied Predictive Technologies (2018–2019).
Cedric Garcia
LinkedInExperience: Director Data Science · DoorDash
Director Data Science at DoorDash since 2020. The profile says he leads the international analytics team, working with finance, strategy, operations and marketing teams to understand trends across markets including Canada, Australia and New Zealand. It also lists Senior Engagement Manager at Keystone (2017–2019).
Ethan Zhu
LinkedInExperience: Director, Data Science & Analytics · DoorDash
Director, Data Science & Analytics at DoorDash since 2024, after Senior Manager, Data Science & Analytics there (2021–2024). The profile headline also names him Sunnyvale site lead at DoorDash. It lists Product Data Scientist Lead at Waymo (2020–2021) before that.
Linsha Chen
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Data Science and Analytics · DoorDash
Former Senior Director, Data Science and Analytics at DoorDash (2024–2026); the profile says this meant leading a 90+ person data science organization across marketing, growth, pricing, app product experience and subscriptions. Since 2026 the profile lists Head of Data Science - Marketing, Lifecycle & Partnerships at OpenAI, and earlier Head of Data Science - Growth & Marketing at Airbnb (2017–2024).
Lokesh Bisht
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director Data Science and Analytics · DoorDash
Senior Director Data Science and Analytics at DoorDash since 2019. The profile says the team covers consumer growth, including core product analytics, pricing and promotions, and consumer lifecycle management. It also lists a head of analytics role at LinkedIn (2015–2020) covering customer growth and engagement and pricing and revenue growth.
Mahana Mansfield
LinkedInExperience: VP Data Science, EMEA · DoorDash
VP Data Science, EMEA at DoorDash since 2026, with the same title listed at Wolt and Deliveroo. The profile says the role leads data science and analytics engineering across EMEA for DoorDash, Deliveroo and Wolt. The profile also lists VP Science (2022–2026) and Data Science Director (2019–2022) at Deliveroo.
Matt Heitz
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Data Science & Analytics · DoorDash
Senior Director, Data Science & Analytics at DoorDash since 2023, where the profile says he leads the BizOps team, a group of 15+ members of the data science and analytics organization. Earlier DoorDash roles listed are Director, Data Science & Analytics (2020–2023) and Senior Manager, Data Science & Analytics (2019–2020).
Meg Davy
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Merchant Data Science and Analytics · DoorDash
Senior Director, Merchant Data Science and Analytics at DoorDash since 2024. The profile says she leads a roughly 45-person data science and analytics organization responsible for the merchant side of DoorDash's three-sided marketplace. It also lists Head of Business Operations and Analytics at Pinterest (2022–2024).
Phil Opitz, Ph.D.
LinkedInExperience: Director, People Data Science & Analytics · DoorDash
Director, People Data Science & Analytics at DoorDash since 2022. The profile says he leads a global people intelligence organization of analytics, data science, research and data engineering teams. It also lists Senior Director, Data Science & Analytics at Expedia Group (2022) and Research Science Leader at Amazon (2017–2021).
Steve Powers
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director of Analytics, Ads Measurement & Science · DoorDash
Senior Director of Analytics, Ads Measurement & Science at DoorDash since 2026. The profile also lists Senior Director - Moloco Ads Data Science at Moloco (2025–2026), where it says he led the global data science organization for Moloco Ads and established measurement frameworks.
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's remit to your question: leaders who covered consumer growth, merchants, ads or international markets each saw a different side of the marketplace. Check whether the role is current or past before asking about recent practice.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How should a marketplace split data science teams across consumers, merchants and couriers without losing a view of the whole system?
- 02How do you measure the incremental value of ads and promotions in a delivery marketplace?
- 03What does a business operations analytics team do differently from product data science?
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