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Guaranteed Rate Adds New Chief Product And Technology Officer

Nov 22, 2021
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Guaranteed Rate named Dr. Ramesh Sarukkai as the company’s new chief product and technology officer.

As the new chief product and technology officer, the veteran Silicon Valley technologist will be responsible for expanding Guaranteed Rate’s digital product portfolio into new financial services, as well as enhancing its current mortgage products and features. 

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“Ramesh’s decades of experience driving growth and innovation at some of the biggest digital powerhouses makes him the perfect choice to lead Guaranteed Rate’s technology efforts,” said Victor Ciardelli, CEO of Guaranteed Rate.

Prior to joining Guaranteed Rate, Dr. Sarukkai was head of engineering and product for Braintree/PayPal, head of payments at Facebook and led the YouTube monetization teams at Google. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Rochester, is the author of the book Foundations of Web Technology and holds more than 50 patents (issued/pending).

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