Kishore Gottumukkala

His vision for harnessing technology helps Smith develop and implement the leading-edge solutions that set us apart. As Smith’s Vice President of IT Engineering, he focuses on transforming Smith’s application-development stack and modernizing our deployment infrastructure while embedding the highest levels of security throughout everything we build.

Kishore joined Smith in November 2013 as a Senior Project Delivery Lead and Business Analyst before being promoted to Director of IT in July 2018 and to his current position in 2026. Throughout his time here, he has led significant programs designed to bolster Smith’s IT capabilities, both internally and externally, and advance business objectives. He has helped Smith continuously update our IT protocols while also developing improved functionality to deliver additional value to our global partners.

“Smith’s ability to deliver innovative solutions is what sets us apart in the industry,” said Kishore. “I am always striving to empower our team members within Smith’s engineering organization as we modernize our processes to build and deploy software, strengthen our security posture, and enact initiatives that will shape Smith’s future.”

In his spare time, Kishore enjoys evening walks and playing tennis with his children.