Summary
Ujjval Patel is a product-focused technology executive with over a decade of experience building and scaling distributed teams across the US and India to deliver customer-driven roadmaps for high-growth, private equity–backed businesses. As Chief Product & Technology Officer at Renaissance (previously CTO), he combines enterprise architecture, data engineering and emerging tech experience to align product strategy with operational IT and platform delivery. His background spans strategy roles at global firms, founding and operating hospitality and distribution ventures, and launching an emerging technology center that turned executive needs into new IP and talent pipelines. Comfortable at the intersection of business and engineering, he has a track record of translating executive priorities into pragmatic technology programs that drive growth and efficiency. Based in Skokie, IL, he pairs an MBA from Yale with hands-on leadership that balances M&A-era rigor and startup-style product iteration.
10 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma, High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates, High School Diploma, High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates at Maine East High School
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Management Science, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Management Science at Gies College of Business - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration and Management, General, Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration and Management, General at Yale School of Management
English, Gujarati