Summary
Kirtana Choragudi is a Senior Product Manager with nine years of experience building mission-driven technology for public sector and high-stakes environments. She has led crisis-response products and government partnerships—most recently shaping product strategy at Recidiviz to help states safely reduce incarceration. Earlier roles include leading COVID-19 hotspot and vaccine-tracking tools for Michigan DHHS, where she balanced urgency, data privacy, and operational constraints. Comfortable moving between technical tradeoffs and stakeholder diplomacy, she’s proven at launching tools under tight timelines and high scrutiny. Based in New York, she pairs a dual business and computer science background from the University of Michigan with hands-on experience in analytics-driven public policy products. Outside of work she channels the same discipline into running, surfing, dancing, and making music—activities that inform her collaborative, resilient leadership style.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.); Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Computer Science, Business Administration and Management, General, Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.); Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Computer Science, Business Administration and Management, General at University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at Kingsford High School