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Chithra Perumal

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Chief Financial Officer at Cowboy Space Corporation
📍 Bellevue, Washington, United States

Chithra Perumal is the Chief Financial Officer at Cowboy Space Corporation, with global experience scaling high-growth businesses in SaaS, cloud computing, and logistics. An alumna of Northwesterns Kellogg School of Management, she has held senior finance roles at Amazon, AWS, and Varda Space Industries. Colleagues describe her as an "outstanding leader".

Beyond her core financial duties, Chithra actively engages with peers and industry experts, sharing insights on operational efficiency and cost reduction in complex sectors like global logistics. She has a demonstrated history of building and leading top-tier finance teams.

While at Amazon, she led the financial strategy for a $31 billion investment aimed at expanding the companys worldwide shipping and logistics capabilities.

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Experience
22 Years
Current Role
Chief Financial Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Bellevue, Washington, United States
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Space Industry Finance
As CFO for Cowboy Space Corporation and former VP of Finance at Varda Space Industries, she is deeply involved in capital raising and financial strategy for space-tech companies.
Scaling Businesses
Her background is centered on helping rapidly growing businesses scale, building elite finance teams, and managing M&A and investor relations activities.
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Career

Work history

8-2026
Chief Financial Officer
Cowboy Space Corporation
10-2024 - 8-2026
Vice President of Finance
Varda Space Industries
1-2023 - 8-2024
CFO and Director of Finance - Amazon Shipping (Logistics)
Amazon
10-2019 - 12-2022
CFO and Director of Finance - AWS Database Services
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
6-2015 - 9-2019
CFO and Director of Finance - Data Center Expansion
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
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Education
2008 - 2011
MBA
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
BSc
Avinashilingam University
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