VP of Fintech Products & Regtech
Booking.com
An accomplished product leader with 20 years of experience in FinTech and eCommerce, Rajiv Appana is known for visionary thinking and a results-oriented approach. With a proven track record of launching and scaling products, Rajiv is focused on building and nurturing top-tier talent to create globally distributed product and engineering teams. A data-driven leader, Rajiv has managed the full P&L for a billion-dollar business line, leveraging extensive expertise in machine learning applications, product management, new product development, business development, negotiation, pricing, strategy, and engineering.
He spent most of his time in the Silicon Valley leading product lines for Google, HP, Cisco and has also built and sold companies as an entrepreneur. On the people side, he is passionate about building strong teams that are both responsible and accountable for outcomes; he supports the team through active mentoring and coaching. Originally from India, he has spent his adult life in California and relocated to Amsterdam with his wife and teenage daughter.