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Category: Recommendations

  • Joe Adamo, VP, Digital Technology at Tribune Publishing Company

    Joe Adamo shared this recommendation for Rajiv on June 23, 2016 via LinkedIn: I was fortunate enough to work with Rajiv for the past year. He’s a highly intelligent individual, an inspiring leader, and a brilliant technologist. He’s able to understand and provide recommendations on correcting complex technical & organizational issues quickly. He was a…

  • Megan Garvey, Deputy Managing Editor at Los Angeles Times

    Megan Garvey shared this recommendation for Rajiv on Jun 15, 2016 via LinkedIn: Rajiv is a sharp manager who does his homework before making decisions. He was able to assess a complicated technological infrastructure and get things changed for the better quickly. He listened, acted and brought in top-notch engineers to help us, cutting through…

  • Paul Smurl, COO & President at Some Spider LLC

    Paul Smurl shared this recommendation for Rajiv on May 31, 2016 via LinkedIn: I worked with Rajiv at The New York Times for five years and then recruited him away to join a start-up as CTO and Chief Product Officer. He is a student of the latest technologies, a master of group dynamics and motivation,…

  • Joe Simon, Chief Operating Officer at Encompass Digital Media, Inc.

    Joe Simon shared this recommendation for Rajiv on Apr 23, 2016 via LinkedIn: Rajiv has deep technical expertise and has continued to build his skills and remains hands on even as he’s progressed in his career. Has a good understanding of software engineering and has the ability to both architect as well as operate the…

  • Rajit Gulati, Vice President, Enterprise Products Engineering at BlackBerry

    Rajit Gulati shared this recommendation for Rajiv on Apr 15, 2016 via LinkedIn: I was reporting to Rajiv at COXnet and developed deep admiration for him ever since. He is the type of executive who ensures that the team gets all the credit for successes under his leadership and takes it upon himself to advance…

  • Robert A. Sauerberg Jr., President & Chief Executive Officer, Conde Nast

    Bob Sauerberg shared this recommendation for Rajiv on Apr 14, 2016 via LinkedIn: Rajiv is a visionary and a great tech leader. He has all the skills necessary to envision , direct, and execute great products. Most importantly, he is a team player and a great communicator. The full package! As President & CEO at…

  • Mark Thompson, President & Chief Executive Officer, The New York Times Company

    Mark Thompson wrote this recommendation for Rajiv on April 13, 2016: Rajiv is a very strong digital executive with rock solid credentials in both engineering and product, but with great creative flair. At The New York Times, he was a real magnet for talent and built a very strong team. He also showed an exceptional…

  • Matthew Bischoff, Mobile Product and Engineering Lead

    Matthew Bischoff shared this recommendation for Rajiv on Apr 10, 2016 via LinkedIn: Rajiv is an incredible leader of technical organizations. His ability at The Times to zoom in and solve small problems one on one with a single engineer without losing focus of the entire team’s goals was unparalleled and the teams he helped…

  • Leon Shklar, Managing Director at BNY Mellon

    Leon Shklar shared this recommendation for Rajiv on Apr 10, 2016 via LinkedIn: Rajiv played an important role in transforming the technology organization at The New York Times, He succeeded in attracting new talent and made a major contribution to creating a balance between product, editorial, and technology organizations. Rajiv promoted transparency, never set hidden…

  • Robert Larson, Core News Product Manager at Bloomberg

    Robert Larson shared this recommendation for Rajiv on Apr 9, 2016 via LinkedIn: I had the pleasure of working with Rajiv at The New York Times for many years and think very highly of him and the work he did there. Under Rajiv’s leadership and with the team he built there, NYT became a far…

  • Esfand Pourmand, Program Director, The New York Times

    Esfand Pourmand shared this recommendation for Rajiv on November 17, 2015 via LinkedIn: Rajiv and I started around the same time at NYTimes and during this 4+ years he was more than just your typical CTO, in addition of possessing all the technical skills to manage complex business and system issues. He has a deep…

  • Joy Goldberg, Director, Portfolio Management at The New York Times

    Joy Goldberg shared this recommendation for Rajiv on October 22, 2015 via LinkedIn: Rajiv is unique. He’s intensely interested in every person regardless of hierarchy or background, strives to see their point of view and then invests energy to help them advance their ideas or career. He does this without guile or agenda, with simply…