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Alex Kayyal is Chief Financial Officer at The Trade Desk. As Chief Financial Officer, Kayyal drives sustained growth and scale for the company and leads its long-term financial and investment strategy.

Currently serving on The Trade Desk’s Board of Directors, he brings deep experience as an investor, operator, board member, and adviser to leading technology companies. Kayyal spent nearly a decade at Salesforce in various executive roles globally, including Senior Vice President and Managing Partner of Salesforce Ventures.

Most recently, he was a Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners where he led the firm’s application software practice. Kayyal began his career at Merrill Lynch, initially in the Office of the CFO and later in investment banking. Previously, he helped establish Hermes Growth Partners where he led the firm’s investment in The Trade Desk.

Kayyal holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a B.A. from Boston University.