Durgesh Kaushik — CEO
I am a global product and growth leader with a record of building and scaling platforms from the ground up across APAC, EMEA, and the Americas, often as the first person on the ground. I enjoy taking on hard, ambiguous problems where there is no existing playbook.I was Snapchat’s first employee in India, where I set up its first office, and grew its user base from under 10M to nearly 200M in three years; creating the South Asia playbook that became a model for other markets. I later became Reddit’s first employee in Asia, now leading international product and growth, launching AI-powered translations in 30+ languages, driving Reddit’s cultural relevance and expansion worldwide. I run a global organisation that spans product management, international growth, SEO, machine translation and local content.Previously, I led Coinbase’s entry into Australia, India, and other emerging markets, and at Meta (pre-IPO) I scaled SMB growth across EMEA and APAC. Alongside these roles, I’ve co-founded and scaled a consumer startup and held leadership positions at Jio, Edureka, and other high-growth companies. My focus: find creative solutions to complex problems, build locally relevant strategies, scale them globally, and deliver meaningful user growth at massive scale.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a growth-focused leader in the social media and technology sectors.
Location: Singapore, Singapore
Experience: 19 yrs 8 mos
Skills
- Product Management
- Growth Initiatives
- Market Expansion
- Market Development
Career Highlights
- Scaled Snapchat's user base from under 10M to nearly 200M.
- Launched AI-powered translations for Reddit in 30+ languages.
- Led Coinbase's entry into multiple emerging markets.
Work Experience
Reddit, Inc.
VP of Product & Growth, International (2 yrs 4 mos)
VP of Product and Growth, APAC and Emerging Markets (11 mos)
Coinbase
Sr. Director - Market Expansion, Global (7 mos)
Snap Inc.
Managing Director, India & South Asia (9 mos)
Country Head & Site leader, India (2 yrs 4 mos)
Wishfie - A Social-Video Platform
Co-founder and CEO (2 yrs 6 mos)
BHIVE Workspace
Chief Marketing Officer (1 yr 11 mos)
Edureka
Chief Marketing Officer (1 yr 3 mos)
Meta
Head of SMB Growth - Asia Pacific (1 yr 3 mos)
Marketing Manager - Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) (1 yr 6 mos)
Jio
Dy. General Manager - Product (7 mos)
Infostretch
Head of Growth and Marketing (2 yrs 8 mos)
NYU Stern School of Business
Social Network Research (1 yr 11 mos)
Dell
Software Engineer (2 yrs 1 mo)
SIEMENS Ltd
Summer Intern -Software Development (1 mo)
Education
Master of Business Administration - MBA at University of California
Engineer’s Degree at Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology
Bachelor's degree at Delhi College of Engineering