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Hersh Mahavni

Critic · DISC type C
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
Personality Overview

How Hersh shows up

Precise
Negotiator
ROI Driven

They choose to analyze logically and value facts to emotions. It is very likely that they will negotiate pricing or other important terms. They like to do things independently and don’t look for support from others.

Priorities

Topics Hersh cares about

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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Media appearances

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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
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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