Mandar Mulherkar is an accomplished engineering leader with extensive experience in various tech companies. Currently, Mandar serves in an Engineering Leadership role at PepsiCo since January 2021, overseeing eCommerce engineering management. Prior to this, Mandar held positions including Engineering Lead at sweetgreen, Engineering Leader at Miles, and Director of Engineering at AutoGravity, where leadership of over 15 engineers was achieved. Mandar's background also includes key roles at Amazon as a Software Development Engineer, co-founding the mobile analytics startup Mobinsight, and contributing to Qualcomm's development of communication SDKs. Earlier career experiences include positions at Cisco Systems, Syntel, and Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. Mandar holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science from North Carolina State University and a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Mumbai.