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Akash Saxena
Chief Technical & Product Officer at Viacom18 Media Private Limited
Akash Saxena
Akash Saxena is the Chief Technical & Product Officer (CTPO) at Viacom18 Media Private Limited. He has over 25 years of experience in the technology industry, having held leadership positions at several prominent companies.
Career Highlights
- Chief Technical & Product Officer (CTPO) at Viacom18 Media Private Limited (May 2023 - Present)1
- Executive Vice President, CTO at Disney+ Hotstar (November 2021 - November 2022)1
- Head of Technology, SVP Engineering at Disney+ Hotstar (July 2018 - November 2021)1
- Director of Engineering at OpenTable (August 2004 - November 2015)1
- Co-Founder at Youpid.in (April 2009 - December 2012)1
Education
- MS from Arizona State University (1998 - 2000)1
- BS from Govt. College Of Engineering, Pune (1994 - 1997)1
- Diploma from Bharati Vidyapeeths Jawahar Lal Nehru Inst. Of Technology (1991 - 1994)1
- Basic Schooling from St. Vincents High School (1981 - 1991)1
Akash Saxena is known for his expertise in building high-performing agile teams and managing scale in the OTT space.1 He has been recognized with the CTO Excellence Award in 2024.2
Highlights
May 24 · Economic Times
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Experience
Chief Technical & Product Officer (CTPO) at Viacom18 Media Private Limited (May 2023 - Present)
Executive Vice President, CTO at Disney+ Hotstar (Nov 2021 - Nov 2022), Head of Technology, SVP Engineering at Disney+ Hotstar (Jul 2018 - Nov 2021)
Education
MS from Arizona State University (1998 - 2000), BS from Govt. College Of Engineering, Pune (1994 - 1997)
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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