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SRINI VENKATESAN

PayPal appoints executive as

Chief Technology Officer

is retiring and had previously flipped the seat to the Democratic side in 2018.
Subramanyam’s family hails from Bengaluru. In 2019, he was elected to the
Virginia General Assembly, and the State Senate last year. As a State Senator,
he bested 11 other candidates in a competitive contest.
His background includes serving as President Barack Obama’s technol-
ogy advisor, where he worked on cybersecurity and modernizing government
agencies. Additionally, he is a volunteer medic and firefighter. In the general
election, he will face Republican Mike Clancy.
He is married to Miranda Peña Subramanyam, who volunteers in her free
time at the Dulles South Food Pantry. They currently reside in Ashburn, Vir-
ginia with their 2 daughters.
ayPal Holdings, Inc. recently announced the appointment of Srini Ven-
katesan as Chief Technology Officer (CTO), effective June 24, reporting DR VIVEK MURTHY
Pto PayPal President and CEO Alex Chriss. In this role, Venkatesan will
lead the development and implementation of technology across the entire Pay- US Surgeon General demands
Pal ecosystem, including analytics and data science, artificial intelligence (AI)
and machine learning, information security, infrastructure operations, and social media warning labels
product engineering.
Venkatesan joins PayPal from Walmart where he most recently led the U.S.
Omni Platforms and Tech organization. At Walmart, he led a team to build
platforms, features, and capabilities to support the retailer globally. Prior to
Walmart, Venkatesan oversaw Yahoo’s display and video ad technology plat-
form. Earlier in his career, he led product and technology teams at eBay and
was Chief Technology Officer at StubHub and Marketo. Venkatesan earned a
bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Bharathiar University.
“I’ve spent my career innovating to create new and improved ways for
customers to discover, shop, and buy the goods they want and need,” said
Venkatesan. “I’m incredibly excited about joining PayPal and bringing togeth-
er my experiences across tech and retail to personalize customers’ shopping
experiences.”
“Srini is a seasoned technologist and leader with a successful track record
of building and scaling technology organizations, from early-stage startups
to the world’s largest retailer,” said Chriss. “As we execute our mission to
revolutionize commerce globally, Srini’s experience leading technology, dig-
ital transformation, and AI personalization from inside some of our largest
customers and partners will be invaluable. I’m thrilled to have Srini join the
PayPal team.”
S Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy has called upon Congress to is-
SUHAS SUBRAMANYAM sue warning labels on social media platforms, similar to those on ciga-

Democrat wins a tough fight in Urette boxes, to alert about potential mental health risks, especially for
adolescents. This is in response to what he calls an “emergency” mental health
crisis amongst youth, citing studies linking high social media usage with ad-
Virginia primary verse effects.
In an op-ed published in The New York Times, the top Indian-American
physician said the mental health crisis among young people is an urgent prob-
uhas Subramanyam, an Indian-American, has secured the Democratic lem, with social media “an important contributor.”
primary for Virginia’s 10th Congressional District seat. He won the in- Murthy said his vision of the warning label includes language that would
Stra-party election on Tuesday to pick the Democratic candidate to con- alert users to the potential mental health harms of the websites and apps. A
test the November general election for the House of Representatives from a warning label, which requires congressional action, would regularly remind
constituency held by it. The constituency includes some suburbs of Washington. parents and adolescents that social media has not been proven safe, he elab-
The 37-year-old was endorsed by Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton, who orated.
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