Praveen Rokkam

Energizer
DISC Type : I

Head of Artificial Intelligence at Poshmark

San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Overview

Praveen Rokkam is the Head of Artificial Intelligence at Poshmark, leveraging his extensive experience from leading large AI/ML engineering organizations at Meta. He has a strong foundation in machine learning and information retrieval, with expertise in recommendations, ranking, and ads optimization. He studied Machine Learning at Stanford University.

He has spoken at industry conferences on the application of Generative AI in e-commerce, demonstrating his thought leadership in the field.

Personality Overview

Imaginative

Full Of Energy

Informal

They are not always early adopters but can be pursuaded by leveraging strong relationships.  Unlike C or D types, they are vocal with their opinions but not so much with their questions. They are people oriented, friendly and like creating new connections.

Topics They Care About

AI in E-commerce
His career is centered on this, from leading search at Facebook Marketplace to his current role as Head of AI at Poshmark, a fashion marketplace.
Recommendation Systems
He built and led the Instagram Explore recommendations teams, focusing on retrieval, multi-stage ranking, and value models to enhance user experience.
Leading AI Teams
He has a proven track record of building and leading large AI/ML organizations, including managing a 50+ person engineering group at Meta.

Media Appearances

Praveen has no verified media appearances

Work History

11-2025
Head of Artificial Intelligence at Poshmark
Engineering Leadership at Meta
Senior Engineering Manager at Meta
Engineering Manager at Meta
7-2015 - 1-2018
Tech lead - Research Scientist at Facebook

Education

Machine Learning from Stanford University
Master of Technology - MTech from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

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Insights For Selling To Praveen

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Invite them for a lunch or a drink/coffee
  • Speak enthusiastically with energy, maintain a clear and confident tone
  • Talk anecdotally about the customer experience that your product offers

DONT's

  • Don’t push them to make a decision too fast, let them get comfortable first
  • Don’t be too formal, focus on building comfort and trust
  • Avoid ifs and buts, don’t talk too much about the risks etc.

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Praveen is

  • Relationship and trust can be vital with them, sometimes more than anything else.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Praveen

  • They are unlikely to say no directly, you have to make that decision yourself.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Praveen move?

  • They are not the fastest decision makers, their friendly approach can give false positive signals.
  • Can Praveen take some risk or not?

  • They may take certain risks that they deem unlikely of personal repercussions.

You And Praveen

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