Pinterest Appoints Gokul Rajaram to Board of Directors
February 27 2020 - 4:25PM
Business Wire
Pinterest, Inc. (NYSE: PINS) today announced that it has
appointed Gokul Rajaram, Caviar Lead at DoorDash, to its Board of
Directors and as a member of its Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee effective today.
“Gokul brings great experience and innovation to our Board and
we look forward to his many contributions,” said Ben Silbermann,
CEO and co-founder, Pinterest. “His proven track record in
shopping, digital advertising and content will be incredibly
beneficial as we continue to bring inspirational experiences to
users and advertisers on Pinterest.”
“Pinterest is a beloved brand that inspires people to create a
life they love,” said Gokul Rajaram. “I've always been excited
about Pinterest's mission and impact on people's everyday lives,
and am thrilled to help Ben, Evan and the team continue building
amazing products that empower people and advertisers around the
world.”
Gokul currently serves on the executive team at DoorDash, where
he leads Caviar, a premium food ordering service. Prior to
DoorDash, he worked at Square as Product Engineering Lead, where he
led several product development teams and served on Square’s
executive team. Prior to Square, he served as Product Director of
Ads at Facebook, where he helped Facebook transition its
advertising business to become mobile-first. Earlier in his career,
Gokul served as a Product Management Director for Google AdSense,
where he helped launch the product and grow it into a substantial
portion of Google’s business. Gokul is also on the board of The
Trade Desk (NASDAQ: TTD) and Course Hero. Gokul holds a bachelor’s
degree in Computer Science Engineering from the Indian Institute of
Technology, Kanpur where he received the President's Gold Medal for
being class valedictorian. He also holds an M.B.A. from The
Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Master of Computer
Science from the University of Texas at Austin, where he received
the MCD University Fellowship.
About Pinterest
Pinterest is a visual discovery engine people use to find
inspiration for their lives, including recipes, home and style
ideas, travel destinations and more. People have saved more than
240 billion Pins across a range of interests, which others with
similar tastes can discover through search and recommendations.
Located in San Francisco, Pinterest launched in 2010 and has
hundreds of millions of monthly active users around the world.
Available on iOS and Android, and at pinterest.com.
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