David Zakkam

CEO

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India20 yrs 10 mos experience
AI EnabledAI ML Practitioner

Key Highlights

  • Top 50 most influential Data Science leaders in India
  • Delivered impact exceeding $500M annually
  • Managed teams of over 450 and P&L of over $25M
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Data Science and Analytics leader with extensive experience in Tech and eCommerce.

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Skills

Core Skills

Data ScienceLeadershipBusiness StrategyMachine LearningAnalytics

Other Skills

Team LeadershipStrategic PlanningImpact AnalysisData AnalysisData AnalyticsWeb AnalyticsOnline AdvertisingAccount ManagementBusiness AnalyticsStatistical ModelingPredictive ModelingPredictive AnalyticsSegmentationData MiningBusiness Intelligence

About

Seasoned leader with 21+ years of experience; 10+ in Leadership roles Managed teams of 450+ and P&L of >$25M Top 50 most influential Data Science leaders in India. Delivered impact of more than $500M/year Deep familiarity with Tech, Digital and eCommerce companies Experience in working across India, North America and EMEA

Experience

20 yrs 10 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 10 mos
Average Tenure
6 mos
Current Experience

Jiohotstar

Senior Vice President - Analytics and Data Strategy

Nov 2025Present · 6 mos · Bengaluru · Hybrid

Uber

Director - Data Science

Jun 2023May 2025 · 1 yr 11 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

  • 1. Spearheaded the creation of the Data & Applied Science team in India, launching 20+ charters across Rider, Earner, Verticals, and Merchants
  • 2. Delivered transformative impact exceeding $500M in 2024 alone
  • 3. Recruited and nurtured a high-caliber 35-member team, fostering a culture of excellence and innovation.
  • 4. Initiated strategic deep dives to uncover insights, driving impactful product features.
  • 5. Provided technical leadership to elevate science quality, enhancing business outcomes globally
Data ScienceLeadership

Meta

Director - Data Science

Jan 2022May 2023 · 1 yr 4 mos · London, England, United Kingdom

  • 1. Reduced harm for about 50% of all “bad stuff ” on Meta platforms. Led ~50 Data Scientists in EMEA and the US
  • 2. Responsible for enforcements that impacted ~800M violating accounts and ~650M pieces of content every month (details)
  • 3. Improved compromise prevention of business accounts that saved $170M in revenue leakage in 2022
  • 4. Improved ML classifiers for some of the most voluminous (eg: Spam, Fake Accounts) as well as the most severe problems
  • 5. Developed ways to ensure child-safety in an end-to-end encrypted world where ML classifiers cannot access text messages
Data ScienceMachine Learning

Swiggy

Vice President - Analytics

Nov 2018Dec 2021 · 3 yrs 1 mo · Bangalore

  • 1. Led a team of 150+ analysts and managers across 25+ functions, generating more than $125 million in impact annually
  • 2. Collaborated with product, engineering, and business teams, influencing company roadmap and strategy
  • 3. Framed and executed a strategy to enhance Impact, Speed & Quality of analyses and Happiness of analysts (ISHQ model)
  • 4. Established a Data Products charter that led to 5x faster experimentation, real-time alerting and analyst efficiency
  • 5. Implemented a 5-pronged plan to make Swiggy more data-driven that changed the company’s culture and way of working
AnalyticsLeadership

Mu sigma inc.

9 roles

Region Head - UK

Jan 2017Oct 2018 · 1 yr 9 mos

Region Head - Dallas

Promoted

Sep 2015Dec 2016 · 1 yr 3 mos

  • Responsible for managing engagements and key relationships for Mu Sigma in the Dallas/Fort Worth region

Delivery Leader

Apr 2015Aug 2015 · 4 mos

Product Leader

Promoted

Feb 2014Mar 2015 · 1 yr 1 mo

Member - Founder's office

Aug 2013Jan 2014 · 5 mos

  • Part of a small team that works for the founder and CEO of Mu Sigma. The team provides scale to the founder and undertakes special projects that require the CEO's attention.

Global Head - Presales

Jan 2013Aug 2013 · 7 mos

Senior Manager - Delivery

Feb 2011Dec 2012 · 1 yr 10 mos

Account Manager

Aug 2009Jan 2011 · 1 yr 5 mos

Senior Manager

Apr 2008Jul 2009 · 1 yr 3 mos

Intel

Business Development Manager

May 2006Nov 2007 · 1 yr 6 mos

  • 1. Responsible for driving new technology adoption & sales of ~$8M annually. Represented Intel in the largest deals in India
  • 2. Provided technology recommendations and trusted advice to Global 2000 and Government accounts in South India

Connexios life sciences pvt ltd

Lead Developer

May 2003Jun 2004 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • 1. Formulated complex algorithms and heuristics to develop drugs using computers and to aid in genetic engineering
  • 2. Developed & implemented the company’s first proprietary bioinformatics algorithm

Metahelix life sciences pvt ltd

Scientist

Oct 2001Apr 2003 · 1 yr 6 mos

  • 1. Formulated complex algorithms and heuristics to develop drugs using computers and to aid in genetic engineering
  • 2. Developed & implemented the company’s first proprietary bioinformatics algorithm

Education

Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta

MBA — Management

Jan 2004Jan 2006

Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

Dual degree — Engineering

Jan 1996Jan 2001

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