Vish Rao Dumpeti

After 20+ years building and scaling teams and systems, my focus is now on Forward Share Ventures, where we serve as the institutional co-founder for the Future of Work. We partner with deep domain experts to co-create AI-native ventures that enhance human potential and foster connection through human-centric, tech-forward solutions. Our culture is built on being #SCRIPTful – prioritizing Supportive mentorship, Constructive feedback, Respectful inclusivity, Inspiring innovation, Positive outlooks, and Trustful transparency. I thrive where high-stakes operational excellence meets people-first building, simplifying the path from a bold idea to a scalable reality.

P.S. Call me Vish or Rao — I'm happy with either!

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A strategic, transformational and impactful technologist, entrepreneur, and leader with 20+ years of hands-on technical leadership and engineering management experience across multiple domains at early to growth stage startups as well as large enterprises.

A mission-driven, customer-centric and results-oriented leader with extensive specializations in agile and lean product management and software development of innovative, large-scale mobile and web consumer experiences as well as platform solutions.

A passionate, compassionate and collaborative servant leader with excellent people skills and a proven ability to lead and influence product, engineering, design, insights teams as well as marketing, sales, customer success, finance, legal, people, and other business functions.

10x Technologist, Entrepreneur, Leader, Investor, Advisor at Forward Share Ventures • Vesta Equity • Justworks • CLEAR • WeWork • Spotify • MediaMath • MakeMe • General Assembly • The New York Times • Yahoo! • ProQuest • Hughes Network Systems • and various other startups.

ACE in Management, Innovation & Technology at MIT Sloan School of Management • BS in Computer Science, Minor in Astronomy, Pre-Med at University of Maryland, College Park.

My life's script is to enhance the lives of my family, those around me, and myself through Supportive, Constructive, Respectful, Inspiring, Positive, and Trustful actions. #MySCRIPT

Keep it Simple, S*! Just Get *it Done!

#AlwaysBeLearning #AlwaysBeGrowing

#MakeItTogether #BetterTogether