Swaty Rao
About Swaty Rao
Swaty Rao is a Senior Manager - Data Platform at Flexport in the San Francisco Bay Area with extensive experience in data engineering and analytics.
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Swaty Rao is currently the Senior Manager - Data Platform at Flexport, located in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Previous Roles and Experiences
Prior to her current role, Swaty Rao served as a Senior AI/ML Product Manager Technical at Amazon for one year, from 2021 to 2022. She has also held the position of Senior Manager - Data Engineering Platform at The General® between 2019 and 2021. From 2016 to 2019, she worked at Protiviti as Senior Manager - Data & Analytics in the Greater Chicago Area. Additionally, she has experience as a SaaS Product Customer Advisory Board Member at Domo, Inc., where she served from 2016 to 2018 in Provo, Utah Area. Earlier in her career, Rao was the Analytics Program Manager and Principal Product Manager at Schnuck Markets, Inc. from 2013 to 2016 and a Senior Product Manager at Reinsurance Group of America from 2009 to 2013, both positions were based in St. Louis.
Education and Expertise
Swaty Rao has a strong educational background with a Master of Science in Quantitative Finance and an MBA from Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business School. She also holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Osmania University. Her academic achievements, combined with her practical experience, provide her with a robust foundation in both quantitative analysis and business management.
Background in Technology and Analytics
Swaty Rao has led a team of nine in the development and implementation of an enterprise-wide analytics platform. She has successfully launched multiple data and machine learning platforms from scratch. These initiatives have significantly reduced time to insights and cloud costs and have improved operational efficiencies by 30% through the development of digital products. Her strategic product management has also increased self-service adoption within organizations, showcasing her ability to create impactful solutions by solving deep tech problems and working backwards from customer needs.