Mumbai: In an internal communication circulated by Bharath Ram, David Zakkam has been named as Senior Vice President and Head of Analytics & Data Strategy at JioStar.
With this appointment, all functions within the digital analytics organization, including Veeran, will now report to David. In his new role, he will collaborate with the business, content, marketing, ads, engineering, and product teams to unlock greater consumer and business value through data-driven decision-making.
Bringing over 21 years of experience in data science and analytics, David has held senior leadership positions at global organizations such as Uber, Meta, Swiggy, and Mu Sigma. At Uber, he led the Data & Applied Science team in India, driving growth across rides, delivery, and mobility, while pioneering Generative AI applications. At Meta, he contributed to strengthening user integrity systems to protect millions of users, and during his tenure as Vice President of Analytics at Swiggy, he played a key role in transforming the company’s data culture to enhance speed and scale of decision-making.
An alumnus of IIT Delhi and IIM Calcutta, David is widely recognized for his ability to blend technical depth with strategic business insight, making complex ideas both actionable and engaging.
Beyond his professional achievements, David is passionate about music and fiction writing, often describing himself as someone who aspires to be both “a rock star and a data scientist” rather than just a rockstar data scientist.
David resides in Bengaluru with his wife Preethi, a marketing professional, and their daughter Sarah, who is in the sixth grade.
