Rathi Murthy | CTO and President
Expedia Group

Rathi Murthy is CTO and President, Expedia Product & Technology, overseeing the company's product, platform and AI strategy. In this role, she focuses on innovating equitable products and delivering quality experiences that meet the evolving expectations of travelers, B2B partners, and developers. Rathi was named Innovative Leader of the Year by Fast Company in 2023.

Rathi has held senior technology leadership roles at some of the world's leading tech companies. She most recently served as CTO for Verizon Media. Recognized as a transformative technology executive, Rathi oversaw Verizon Media's global technology strategy, leading the company's continued innovations in 5G while also managing the platform technology and infrastructure.

Previously, Rathi was CTO at Gap, Inc., where she developed an end-to-end technology strategy for its broad portfolio of brands. Prior to Gap, Rathi was CIO for Enterprise Growth at American Express, where she managed end-to-end platform technology, infrastructure, and operations for its suite of prepaid products; and has held leadership positions at eBay Inc., Yahoo, Sun Microsystems, and WebMD.

Rathi has extensive technology and engineering experience and has spent most of her career building platforms and products for emerging technologies. Her expertise lies in her ability to manage engineering teams and drive change. Rathi currently sits on the board of directors for PagerDuty, and she is also an Art of Living Teacher with a passion to help spread peace in the community.

Rathi holds a master's in Computer Engineering from Santa Clara University, California.