Surendra Koutarapu — CEO
Built and scaled high-growth businesses across India and South Asia — from launching and expanding cities at Uber, setting up Noon India from scratch, to now leading GrowthSchool’s India and international business as part of the executive team. At GrowthSchool, I own the full P&L and lead a 120-member org across revenue, marketing, ops, HR, and finance. I’m responsible for growth, GTM, monetization, hiring, and scaling execution across markets. Also built the hiring engine, operating rhythm, and team structure from the ground up. At Uber, I led marketplace, risk, and strategy for UberEats across 40+ cities with a $550M+ P&L. Before that, I scaled the Uber Rides business in Hyderabad and Vizag — owning city P&Ls, leading rider/driver acquisition, growth ops, and launching complex products like UberPool, Moto, and airport/metro partnerships. At Noon, I built and scaled the India business — launched across 10 states, activated millions of users, and unlocked new revenue channels through inside sales and referrals. I started my career building enterprise systems at Broadridge and leading analytics projects at LatentView — foundations that shaped my structured, data-driven. I lead with clarity and speed, especially in ambiguity. Known for building high-ownership teams with strong execution discipline and clear priorities Strong in zero-to-one, and aligning teams around outcomes. Comfortable switching between boardrooms, war rooms, and hiring rooms. MBA – IIM Trichy | CS Engineer
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Growth Strategist with extensive experience in E-commerce and Food Delivery sectors.
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Experience: 13 yrs 3 mos
Skills
- Business Strategy
- Growth Management
- Market Expansion
- User Acquisition
- Market Strategy
- Marketplace Management
- Product Strategy
- Risk Strategy
- Operations Management
- Data Analysis
- Software Engineering
Career Highlights
- Led growth strategies for high-growth businesses.
- Built and scaled teams across multiple markets.
- Expert in marketplace management and user acquisition.
Work Experience
GrowthSchool
Chief Business Officer (3 yrs 4 mos)
Be Group
Advisor To Chief Executive Officer (4 mos)
Noon - The Social Learning Platform
Head of Marketplace (2 yrs 3 mos)
Uber
Head of Marketplace and Risk, UberEats (India and SouthAsia) (1 yr 11 mos)
Senior Manager Strategy & Operations, Uber (11 mos)
Manager Strategy & Operations (3 mos)
Expansion Manager (1 yr)
LatentView Analytics
Assistant Manager (1 yr 7 mos)
Broadridge
Member Technical (2 yrs 2 mos)
Education
Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) at Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli
at Harvard Business School Executive Education
Bachelor's Degree at Acharya Nagarjuna University