Prashanth Chandrasekar

Prashanth Chandrasekar is the Chief Executive Officer of Stack Overflow, the world’s largest community of software developers and technologists with over 120 million monthly users. With an MBA from Harvard Business School, M.Eng in Engineering Management from Cornell University, and a B.S. in Computer Engineering from the University of Maine, Chandrasekar has an impressive educational background. Prior to Stack Overflow, he held a range of senior leadership roles at Rackspace, including Senior Vice President & General Manager of Rackspace’s high-growth global business focused on public clouds. Before joining Rackspace, Chandrasekar served as a Vice President at Barclays Investment Bank, providing strategic and M&A advice for clients in the technology, media, and telecom industries. He was also a Manager at Capgemini Consulting, leading operations transformation engagements and consulting teams across the US. Chandrasekar is a married father of two, and he has previously served as a member of several boards, including the World Affairs Council of San Antonio and Tech Bloc. He has also been a council member of the Forbes Technology Council.