LUXURY FIRST

Perfecting the online experience

Sadee leads Velou’s overall product strategy and vision on creating additional value for customers. He previously led product, innovation, Machine Learning & AI strategy, and engineering at multiple startups and large corporations, including Fortune 100. He holds patents in ecommerce and has published research papers on Machine Learning and AI.

An expert in Natural Language Processing and Computer Vision, Sumith future proofs technology to build cutting edge e-commerce search and discovery solutions with Velou’s product engineering teams. Previously, he was the technical architect and engineering lead for many complex B2B and B2C products including state-of-the-art information extraction systems and high performance e-commerce applications.

Tricia leads a team of product and fashion stylists at Velou to create the intelligence used by our Machine Learning and AI models. She has a long history as a fashion and wardrobe stylist in San Francisco for clients such as Nordstrom, Macy’s, Neiman Marcus, Lord & Taylor, and Pottery Barn.

Adrien leads customer acquisition and success in the EMEA market. He is responsible for sales strategy and the development of Velou’s sales partner relationships. He previously held a similar position in Europe, leading a sales team to grow his previous organization. Before that, Adrien followed a career in sales after successfully graduating with an MSc in International Business. He approaches his work as a tech enthusiast that never forgets to put people at the core of his every thought and action. When he is not traveling for work, he travels for studies, personal growth, and to learn about different cultures.

Gayan leads the software engineering teams at Velou, who are building next generation technology to perfect e-commerce experience. He creates, aligns and drives the tech strategy in line with business goals and objectives in order to create a sustainable competitive advantage for Velou. He has over 15 years of experience engineering highly scalable software systems implementations across banking, finance, insurance, telecommunications, transportation & hospitality industries.

Shirmila oversees operations at Velou. She builds a highly inclusive culture towards the long term goals of Velou, ensuring team members thrive and organizational outcomes are met. Her expertise in leading dynamic teams comes from her experience at entrepreneurial and multinational organizations. She excels at enabling teams with the right tools, procedures, and work culture as well as professional development.

Lucy develops new partnerships and areas of growth for Velou. She has occupied leadership positions in programs and events spanning industries of arts, fashion, design, and urban culture, working with stakeholders and organizations across government agencies, academia, foundations and social enterprise. She received her B.A. from UC Berkeley and her M.A. from UCLA. She enjoys discovering the latest trends in fashion, cosmetics and skincare and considers herself an early adopter of emerging online shopping technologies.

Shanaka ensures seamless product delivery to Velou’s clients and manages software development teams. His expertise of over 10 years in the IT industry, working with dynamic teams in multinational organizations, oversaw the successful delivery of large-scale projects in a range of industries, from financial to food services. His role at Velou focuses on the people and organization to drive organizational efficiency, collaboration with stakeholders, and delivery of Velou's solutions.