About

Avash Rao is a highly skilled and experienced Product Manager with a passion for designing and developing products that solve genuine user needs. With a wealth of experience performing market research, conducting usability research, and working with UX & UI design, as well as front-end and back-end development, Avash is well-equipped to lead development teams and work with teams that develop and scale applications from handling hundreds of concurrent users to hundreds of millions of concurrent users. As a Senior Product Manager, Growth at rudderstack, Avash is responsible for devising, developing, and improving new products that generate value for his team and customers alike. He has also founded his own company, Darcy Labs, and worked as a Lead Product Manager at Graphika Inc. Avash's education history includes a Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) in Computer Science from Cornell University, a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Finance from NYU Stern School of Business, and additional coursework in Computer Science from New York University. With a strong tech stack that includes product management, research science, backend development, testing, design, UI, and frontend development, Avash has the skills and experience to make meaningful products that are both technically sound and user-friendly. His self-directed problem exploration and delicate unison of analytical & creative problem solving make him a valuable asset to any team. Overall, Avash has 9.52 years of relevant experience in the field of product management and is committed to building quantifiably successful products that meet the needs of both his team and his customers.