Full Name
Vasanth Williams
Title
Executive Vice President & Chief Product Officer
DCN Member Organization
MLB
Speaker Bio
Vasanth joined in 2019 as MLB’s Chief Product Officer & EVP of product and engineering. Vasanth oversees all aspects of product development of MLB’s digital fan experience including live streaming experience, digital properties, ticketing, in-venue digital experience etc. Prior to MLB, Vasanth spent 15+years in media and technology executive leadership roles at companies such as Amazon and Microsoft. At Amazon, Vasanth led their product and engineering organization for Amazon’s multi-billion-dollar global advertising business, one of their fastest-growing divisions. Vasanth was also a successful product executive at Yodle, a marketing automation company in NYC, helping it scale leading to its eventual acquisition by Web.com in 2016. Vasanth graduated with an MBA from Duke University as a Fuqua Scholar and also holds an MS degree in Computer Science from Oregon State. He enjoys playing and coaching squash and was a member of the Indian national junior team before moving to the US.
Vasanth Williams