# Ashraf Alkarmi

> Ashraf Alkarmi is Dropbox's Seattle-area co-CEO and a board member, appointed in May 2026 after leading its Core business from November 2024. An electrical engineering graduate with management training at Harvard, he previously served as Vimeo's chief product officer, held product leadership roles at Amazon and Meta, and founded PresAsk. His public work emphasizes customer problems, practical AI applications and clear operating priorities.

- **Role:** Co-Chief Executive Officer and Board Member at Dropbox
- **Organizations:** Dropbox, Vimeo, Amazon, Meta, PresAsk, Brightcove, Nokia, Motorola
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, University of Jordan, Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Master of Arts in Management and Operations, Harvard University
- **Known for:** Appointed Co-CEO and director of Dropbox in May 2026., Led Dropbox Core, including file, sync and share products, Sign and DocSend., Served as Vimeo Chief Product Officer during the introduction of its 2023 AI creation suite and 2024 Vimeo Central.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2013** — Held senior roles at Motorola, Nokia and Brightcove.
- **2013-2021** — Founder and CEO of PresAsk; dates overlap with other disclosed roles.
- **2013-2017** — Head of Product at Amazon, June 2013 to January 2017.
- **2017-2018** — Head of Product at Meta, January 2017 to May 2018; led Facebook Watch product development.
- **2018-2022** — Director and General Manager, Freevee at Amazon, May 2018 to June 2022.
- **2022-2024** — Chief Product Officer at Vimeo, July 2022 to September 2024.
- **2024-2026** — Joined Dropbox in November 2024 as Senior Vice President and General Manager, Core Products.
- **2026** — Appointed Dropbox Co-CEO and board member effective May 26, alongside Drew Houston during a planned transition.

## Achievements

- Appointed Co-CEO and director of Dropbox in May 2026.
- Led Dropbox Core, including file, sync and share products, Sign and DocSend.
- Served as Vimeo Chief Product Officer during the introduction of its 2023 AI creation suite and 2024 Vimeo Central.
- Led a team of several hundred at Amazon Freevee, according to Dropbox’s hiring announcement.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Discussed his five-priority quarterly planning system in an interview reported by Business Insider and syndicated by Yahoo Finance on August 16.
- **2026-05** — Became Dropbox Co-CEO and a board member effective May 26.
- **2026-05** — Argued in an Inc. interview that AI should reduce work around work and improve the loop between customer insight and execution.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alkarmi

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Last updated: 2026-10-23