Ram Shriram

Who is Ram Shriram?

Ram is a founding board member of Google Inc and 24/7 Customer. He is a leading angel investor in Silicon Valley. Ram Shriram holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Madras, India and an MBA from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

Ram Shriram, is also Managing Partner at Sherpalo. Prior to this he was Vice President - Business Development at Amazon.com, reporting to Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO. During Shriram's tenure at Amazon.com he grew the customer count from 3 million to 11 million users. Prior to Amazon.com, Shriram was CEO of Junglee Corp., a company that Amazon acquired in 1998. Before joining Junglee, Shriram was an early member of the Netscape Communications executive team. He initiated and built relationships with a targeted set of partners worldwide, helping Netscape to build market share and revenue momentum.

Ram Shriram served as an officer of Amazon.com working for Jeff Bezos, founder CEO. Ram came to Amazon.com in August, 1998, when Amazon acquired Junglee, an online comparison shopping firm of which Ram was president. While at Amazon, Ram helped grow the customer base during its early high growth phase in 1998/1999. Before Junglee and Amazon, Ram was a member of the Netscape executive team, joining them in 1994, before they shipped products or posted revenue. Ram is a graduate of the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business and a founding board member of Google and 247customer.com. Ram also serves on the boards of Plaxo, Zazzle and PodShow. Ram also serves on the advisory board of Naukri.com, a leading classifieds site in India which has leading marketplaces in jobs, matrimony and real estate serving the Indian market..