Rish Tandon
Vice President, Meta | Head of Office, Pacific Northwest | Consumer & Enterprise Technology Executive | AI, Products & Platforms
Meta•Greater Seattle Area, United States
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I have spent my career leading technology-driven transformations at global scale: building products and businesses, modernizing platforms, and creating organizations capable of navigating major shifts in technology and customer behavior. My experience spans both consumer and enterprise products.Today, I am a Vice President at Meta, leading a portfolio including Facebook Marketplace, Groups, Dating, Events, and Gaming. In parallel, I serve as Meta’s Head of Office for the Pacific Northwest, providing site leadership for approximately 10,000 employees across Bellevue, Seattle, and Redmond.Previously, I led Messenger and Instagram Messaging & Calling at Meta; product and engineering for Microsoft Teams as it scaled from approximately 6 million to 300 million monthly users; and Amazon Mobile as mobile grew from less than 5% to more than 25% of Amazon’s retail traffic.Across these roles, my focus has extended beyond technology to product strategy, business transformation, organizational design, customer outcomes, and leadership development. Today, I am particularly interested in how AI will reshape products, businesses, and the organizations that build them
Career Timeline
- MetaCurrentMay 2022–Present· 4 yrs 5 mos
- Head of Office, Pacific NorthwestCurrentAug 2026–Present
- Vice PresidentMay 2022–Present
- Pratham USACurrentOct 2017–Present· 9 yrs
- Board MemberCurrentOct 2017–Present
- Dec 2017–May 2022· 4 yrs 5 mos
- Corporate Vice President, Microsoft TeamsDec 2017–May 2022
- Mar 2017–Nov 2017· 8 mos
- Chief Technology OfficerMar 2017–Nov 2017
- Dec 2011–Mar 2017· 5 yrs 3 mos
- General ManagerDec 2011–Mar 2017
- Mar 2008–Dec 2011· 3 yrs 9 mos
- Director, TechnologyMar 2008–Dec 2011
- Mar 2004–Mar 2008· 4 yrs
- Software Development EngineerMar 2004–Mar 2008
- May 2003–Aug 2003· 3 mos
- Intern Software Design EngineerMay 2003–Aug 2003
- 2003–Dec 2003· 11 mos
- Assistant, Research2003–Dec 2003
- Jul 2000–Jun 2002· 1 yr 11 mos
- Member of Technical StaffJul 2000–Jun 2002
Education
MS
Computer Science
University of Southern CaliforniaBachelor of Engineering - BE
Computer Science
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, AurangabadHigh School
Science
Delhi Public School - R. K. Puram