Dhaval D.

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Director, Data Platform & Engineering at DriveWealth

New York City Metropolitan Area, United States

Overview

Dhaval leads the Data Platform and Engineering organization at DriveWealth, defining and executing the firms data strategy. His career includes leadership roles at Robinhood and Amazon, where he managed large engineering teams and built foundational data infrastructure for key business domains. He holds a Masters degree from Indiana University Bloomington.

He shows a strong interest in the intersection of data technology and financial markets. Dhaval actively engages with the professional community by attending industry events, such as the Databricks Data + AI conference, to network with peers and discuss emerging trends.

At Amazon, he led the engineering for three greenfield, customer-facing products for the global Prime Video business.

Personality Overview

Cautious & Analytical

Not Easily Convinced

Value Seeker

They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point.  It is quite likely of them to ask for pricing or other concessions. While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters.

Topics They Care About

Data Platforms
He leads the team responsible for DriveWealth's data products, focusing on creating scalable, reliable, and compliant real-time and batch data pipelines.
Fintech Infrastructure
His experience at DriveWealth and Robinhood involves building foundational data systems for brokerage, crypto, credit card, and anti-money laundering initiatives.
Engineering Leadership
He has a background in managing large, high-impact engineering teams at major tech companies like Amazon and Robinhood, driving technical design and execution.

Media Appearances

Dhaval has no verified media appearances

Work History

8-2025
Director, Data Platform & Engineering at DriveWealth
7-2022 - 6-2025
Engineering Manager, Data Engineering at Robinhood
5-2017 - 7-2022
Software Development Manager at Amazon
4-2013 - 4-2017
Software Development Engineer at Amazon
10-2011 - 3-2013
Software Engineer at Noble Systems

Education

Master from Indiana University Bloomington
Bachelor of Technology - BTech from Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University, Lonere

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Insights For Selling To Dhaval

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Emphasize on objective proof of ROI, help them do a thorough evaluation
  • If you have a lower priced product compared to the competition, call out the same
  • Tell them that you will come back if you don’t have a good answer for a question

DONT's

  • Don’t overhype the product/pitch, keep it measured
  • Avoid phrases like ‘do not worry about’, ‘no one compares to’ etc.
  • Don’t depend too much on anecdotal evidence, it reduces their confidence

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Dhaval is

  • Ensuring that the product delivers ROI, cost-effective pricing and process compliance are very important for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Dhaval

  • It doesn’t come naturally to them but they can say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Dhaval move?

  • If they have the information that they need, they can move fast at making their decisions.
  • Can Dhaval take some risk or not?

  • If they believe that they have analyzed the situation well, they can take a little risk.

You And Dhaval

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