Prashanth Tondapu

Prashanth Tondapu is a seasoned technology leader and entrepreneur with over 15 years of experience building and scaling high-impact engineering teams and products. He began his career at McAfee in Bangalore, where he contributed to core security products such as VirusScan and the company’s global e-commerce platform. During the critical 5958 DAT incident that impacted Windows XP systems worldwide, Prashanth played a key role in the engineering response, earning recognition from executive leadership for his contributions under pressure. He later joined the Advisory Board Company (now part of Optum) as its first India-based developer, where he helped lay the foundation for the company’s engineering presence in the region. Known for his reliability and ownership mindset, Prashanth quickl...