Raghunand Makonahalli

Raghunand Makonahalli is the current Vice President of Finance at Genies. Raghunand has also held positions at Snap Inc., Amazon.com, Cisco Systems, US Airways, and Barclays Capital. Raghunand Makonahalli began their career in 2005 as an Associate in Emerging Markets Research at Merrill Lynch. In 2007, they became a Manager at Barclays Capital. Raghunand then moved to Credit Suisse First Boston in 2008 as an AVP. In 2010, they became a Summer Associate at Cave Creek Capital Management. Raghunand returned to Barclays Capital in 2011 and then moved to Amazon.com in 2012, where they served as Head of Finance for Content Strategy, Partnerships & User Growth from 2017 to 2021. Raghunand Makonahalli has been with Genies since January of 2021.

Raghunand Makonahalli has an MBA from the University of Michigan, a Master of Science from Rutgers University, and a Bachelor of Engineering from RV College Of Engineering. Raghunand also attended Frank Anthony Public School.

Raghunand Makonahalli reports to Akash Nigam, Founder & CEO. They work with Claire Hart - General Counsel & Head of Legal & Business Affairs, Jake Adams - COO & Co-Founder, and Matt Skiba - VP, Recruiting.