Gayatri Iyengar Bio
Gayatri Iyengar holds the esteemed position of Head of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Last Mile Logistics, and Dasher Growth at DoorDash. Within her role, she oversees an array of critical functions, ranging from advertising and dasher onboarding to platform growth, supply-demand dynamics, core matching algorithms, and the development of the dasher app. Gayatri's influence also extends to areas such as ETAs, maps, routing, and the foundational platforms underpinning DoorDash's entire operational framework. Her organizational domain encompasses a diverse array of experts, including Data Scientists, Operations Research scientists, ML/AI Engineers, Backend, frontend engineers, and mobile engineering professionals. Each of these teams plays a pivotal role in shaping the performance and efficiency of DoorDash's multifaceted operations. Every delivery processed by DoorDash traverses the products and platforms meticulously crafted under Gayatri's guidance, underscoring her pivotal role in the company's seamless functioning. Gayatri's trailblazing contributions have led to multiple patents within the logistics and marketplace domains. Demonstrating her remarkable impact, her organization has brought revenue of 400M$ plus annually. Outside of this the nominee built and is the sponsor and leader for the “Women in Tech” ERG at DoorDash that has women from engineering, analytics, DSML, product management and every other technical field. She also serves on the board of AAPI ERG at Door