He joins the league of Indian-origin top executives helping major corporations around the world.
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Rahul Roy-Chowdhury has been appointed as the CEO of Grammarly, the San Francisco-headquartered online text editing platform based on artificial intelligence. The Indian-origin executive, who is currently serving as the global product head at the company, will take over as CEO from May 1.
Rahul Roy-Chowdhury joins the league of Indian-origin top executives helping major corporations around the world. Grammarly is an American cloud-based typing assistant which reviews spelling, grammar, punctuation, clarity, engagement, and delivery mistakes in English text.
Rahul Roy-Chowdhury said, “I joined Grammarly 2 years ago because of a deep belief in our mission to improve lives by improving communication. I’m honored to serve that mission in a new capacity as Grammarly’s CEO, starting May 1.”
“Our millions of users remain our north star as we continue solving their real communication challenges. Grammarly has been harnessing innovation in AI responsibly for over a decade, and we’re just getting started!” he said.
Before joining Grammarly in May 2021, Rahul Roy-Chowdhury was working at Google for 14 years serving in multiple functions including vice-president of product management. He also spent 2 years as a product manager at Google’s office in Bengaluru between 2007 and 2009, following which he moved to California.
An MBA from Stanford University and a Master’s in computer science from Columbia University Rahul Roy-Chowdhury completed his graduation from Hamilton College in New York.
