Balaji Nageswaran

About Balaji Nageswaran

I turn complexity into clarity—using data and judgment to scale teams and businesses in ambiguous environments.A product and technology executive with 20+ years of experience, I have built products in communications, healthcare, and multi-sided platforms. At Amazon, I lead Alexa’s transformation into a trusted AI assistant for real-time communications. Before that, I helped take HelloFresh public as SVP of Product and scaled multiple high-growth scaleups as CPO.Commercial discipline paired with product vision has delivered results—scaling platforms to tens of millions of users and building billion-dollar businesses. At HelloFresh, revenue quadrupled in two years across fifteen countries through the launch and integration of new brands and markets. At Babylon Health, a regulated Class II medical device was scaled to millions of global users. Today at Amazon, I apply generative and agentic AI with curiosity and rigor to simplify how hundreds of millions of households connect and coordinate every day.In the end, success comes down to three things: happy customers, growing businesses, and thriving teams.

Experience

1. Head of Product, Alexa Real-time Communications

   Amazon

   May 2024 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

Education

• Anna University Chennai

  B.E., Mechanical Engineering

• Texas Tech University

  M.S., Computer Science

• The University of Chicago Booth School of Business

  MBA, Strategic Management, Finance

Skills

• Mobile Devices
• Financial Modeling
• Product Management
• Leadership
• Analytics
• Business Strategy
• Management
• Segmentation
• Management Consulting
• Product Strategy
• Software Development
• Product Marketing
• Marketing
• Competitive Analysis
• Consulting
• Strategy
• E-Commerce
• Business Planning
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• User Experience
• Program Management
• Business Development
• Product Development