Prashanthi Padmanabhan

Prashanthi is a seasoned technologist and product builder with over two decades of experience in the tech industry. She leads Engineering for LinkedIn Talent Solutions, where she set technical direction for products such as LinkedIn Recruiter and LinkedIn Learning. Before this role, share was head of Engineering for LinkedIn Premium, building a world-class subscription platform, helping deliver customer value for millions of members and growing LinkedIn’s online subscription business line. Prior to joining LinkedIn, she led engineering for large-scale consumer products at Yahoo and Verizon Media. She excels at operating at the intersection of business, technology and people, and her leadership style is rooted in compassion – for her teams and her customers.
Prashanthi also leads the global Women In Tech community at LinkedIn and routinely mentors emerging women leaders inside and outside of LinkedIn. She writes on LinkedIn about topics spanning engineering, leadership, organizational culture, well-being and more. Outside of work, she is passionate about maintaining a healthy and active lifestyle.