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Hersh Mahavni

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Head of Engineering / CIO at YPO
📍 Fremont, California, United States

Hersh Mahavni is the VP of TechOps & Trust at Planful, specializing in delivering robust Cloud Platforms. With a background at PayPal and Yahoo! , and holding CCDA and CSM certifications, he is an expert in managing global teams and large-scale infrastructure. Colleagues describe him as versatile, resourceful, and knowledgeable.

At PayPal, he built the companys first Cloud Engineering team and managed storage growth of over two petabytes.

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Experience
29 Years
Current Role
Head of Engineering / CIO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Fremont, California, United States
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Cloud Platform Delivery
His career is defined by successfully designing, building, and integrating public, private, and hybrid cloud solutions for major enterprises like PayPal and Yahoo! .
Tech Operations
As VP of TechOps & Trust, he is directly responsible for the performance, availability, and security of Planful's platform, a focus reflected in his previous director roles.
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Career

Work history

4-2026
Head of Engineering / CIO
YPO
9-2016
VP, TechOps & Trust
Planful
2016 - 2026
Vice President, TechOps & Trust
Planful
8-2015 - 9-2016
Director Service Operations
Zuora
12-2013 - 7-2015
Director, IT and Operations
Acesse
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Education
1994 - 1997
BA
California State University - East Bay
1994 - 1997
BS
California State University - East Bay
BA
California State University - East Bay
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