Narayana Mukkala
Product leader in AI/ML and People Experience
Seattle, United States
Joined February 2026
Summary
Product leadership at the intersection of AI/ML and people systems — Narayana leads ML/AI Central Science work focused on People Experience at Amazon, applying machine learning and product strategy to employee-facing problems and data-driven people solutions. theorg
Deep retail and food-tech product experience — earlier roles at Starbucks included principal product work on cloud-kitchen technology, retail ordering and fulfillment, and leading ML/AI product efforts in store automation using computer vision. rocketreach+1
Entrepreneurship and investing — founder and investor at Ishaa Ventures LLC since 2016, indicating ongoing engagement with startups and investment activities alongside corporate product roles. theorg+1
Mentorship and professional development — offers mentorship in product management and related areas via MentorCruise and positions himself as a coach for product managers and product strategy. mentorcruise