Karuth Sanker

Chief Technology Officer at Towne

Greater Boston, United States

About Karuth Sanker

Karuth Sanker is Chief Technology Officer at Towne. Location: Greater Boston, United States.

For over 25 years, I have operated at the intersection of engineering execution and business strategy. My focus is straightforward: take fragmented systems and legacy operations and turn them into scalable, AI-enabled platforms that materially impact growth, margin, and reliability. I don’t see technology as a support function. I see it as a value engine. As CTO and EVP-level leader, I have partnered with CEOs, boards, and investors to translate business strategy into executable roadmaps that improve speed, resilience, and cost structure. What I Do Best: * AI & Operational Automation: I focus on production-grade AI adoption—embedding LLM-driven workflows, automation, and structured data systems directly into core operations. I have led initiatives that reduced manual effort by 50–80%, improving scalability and customer experience. * Platform Architecture & Scale: I modernize monolithic and single-tenant systems into API-first, cloud-native platforms. My experience spans multi-sided marketplaces, IoT-enabled ecosystems, payments (PCI), and global AWS/Azure environments. * Strategic Execution & M&A: I have led technical due diligence, post-merger integration, and platform consolidation across regulated, operations-heavy industries including mobility, waste management, logistics, and fintech. * Leadership & Operating Discipline: I build accountable engineering organizations that bridge Product, Data, DevSecOps, and IT into unified execution models focused on measurable outcomes—not process overhead. Career Highlights: * Leading multi-year cloud and DevOps transformations while maintaining operational stability * Driving cost-to-serve reduction through automation and platform consolidation * Recruiting and mentoring high-performing global teams across Engineering, Product, and Security Across CTO and executive roles, my mandate has remained consistent: build resilient platforms and strong teams that create durable enterprise value. I am open to conversations around platform transformation, AI adoption, and engineering leadership roles where technology is central to business performance.

Skills

  • Offshore Management
  • Customer Success

Additional experience

  • Fractional CTO/ Principal

    Expert Technologies LLC

    February 2026 – May 2026

Education

  • Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Bentley University
  • Mastering Design Thinking, MIT Professional Education