# Kakul Srivastava

> Kakul Srivastava is the CEO of Splice, the cloud-based music creation platform powering millions of producers worldwide with sample libraries, plugins, and AI-powered tools. A mechanical engineer turned product visionary, she grew Flickr from 37,000 to 60 million users, led product at GitHub and Adobe's Creative Cloud, and co-founded the enterprise app studio Tomfoolery. Named to TIME's 100 Most Influential People in AI in 2025 and Billboard's Women in Music Executives list three years running, she champions a philosophy that technology should empower artists — not replace them.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at Splice
- **Organizations:** Splice, Adobe, GitHub, Flickr, Yahoo!, WeWork, Tomfoolery Inc., Tiny Speck, Cure Violence
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BS in Mechanical Engineering and Biotechnology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), MBA in Management of Technology, UC Berkeley Haas School of Business
- **Known for:** Named to TIME's 100 Most Influential People in AI (2025), Billboard Women in Music Executives list (2023, 2024, 2025), Fast Company Top 25 Creative People in Business (2016)

## Career timeline

- **2001** — Joined Adobe; managed team that launched Photoshop Album, introducing photo tagging as a consumer concept
- **2004** — Joined Yahoo! as Flickr's first product manager
- **2004-2011** — Rose to GM of Flickr, growing it from 37,000 to 60M+ users; also served as Yahoo! VP of Apps overseeing 450M+ monthly users
- **2011** — Joined Tiny Speck as VP of Product and Operations
- **2012** — Co-founded Tomfoolery Inc., an enterprise mobile app studio; launched Anchor app for workplace communication
- **2014** — Tomfoolery acquired by Yahoo!; joined WeWork as Chief Product Officer
- **2015** — Joined GitHub as VP of Product Management; implemented historic pricing model changes
- **2016** — Named to Fast Company's Top 25 Creative People in Business
- **2018** — Returned to Adobe as VP of Creative Cloud Experience and Engagement, overseeing $9B+ business
- **2021** — Joined Splice Board of Directors
- **2022** — Appointed CEO of Splice
- **2023** — Named to Billboard's Women in Music Executives list; launched Splice Create AI tool
- **2025** — Named to TIME's 100 Most Influential People in AI; Splice acquired Spitfire Audio

## Achievements

- Named to TIME's 100 Most Influential People in AI (2025)
- Billboard Women in Music Executives list (2023, 2024, 2025)
- Fast Company Top 25 Creative People in Business (2016)
- Grew Flickr from 37,000 to 60+ million users as GM
- Led Adobe Creative Cloud experience for $9B+ business
- Led most significant pricing model change in GitHub's history
- Co-founded Tomfoolery Inc., acquired by Yahoo! in 2014
- Introduced photo tagging concept to consumers via Photoshop Album
- Published scientific research on protein biochemistry, Alzheimer's disease, and Down's Syndrome
- Led Splice's acquisition of Spitfire Audio (2025)

## Latest updates

- **2025-04** — Splice acquired Spitfire Audio in a deal rumored at ~$50M, expanding into professional orchestral and cinematic sample libraries
- **2025** — Named to TIME's 100 Most Influential People in AI
- **2025** — Featured on Billboard's Women in Music Executives list for the third consecutive year
- **2023** — Launched Splice Create, an AI-powered music arrangement tool, positioning Splice at the forefront of AI-assisted music production

## Links

- Website: https://splice.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/kakul
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/kakuls
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kakuls/

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Last updated: 2026-05-12