# Sandeep Yeole

> Sandeep Yeole is an Austin-based founding member and Head of CX at Lumber, where he applies more than 20 years of experience across security, fintech, product, software development management, and customer experience to construction workforce software. His career includes work at PayPal, Symantec/VeriSign, and Yodlee, co-founding the education-technology startup PlanAll, and earning an MBA from the University of Oxford.

- **Role:** Founding Member & Head of CX at Lumber
- **Organizations:** Lumber, PlanAll, PayPal, Symantec/VeriSign, Yodlee
- **Education:** Master of Business Administration, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, College affiliation during MBA studies, St Catherine's College, University of Oxford
- **Known for:** Built a career of more than 20 years across security, fintech, product, customer experience, and software development management., Serves as a founding member and Head of CX at construction workforce software company Lumber., Co-founded the education-technology startup PlanAll.

## Career timeline

- **Career history - dates not publicly specified** — Held leadership roles spanning product, customer experience, and software development management at Yodlee, Symantec/VeriSign, and PayPal.
- **2008-2009** — Completed an MBA at the University of Oxford's Saïd Business School, with an affiliation to St Catherine's College.
- **Before Lumber - date not publicly specified** — Co-founded PlanAll, an education-technology startup.
- **2023** — Published a series of practical Lumber articles on construction bookkeeping, accounting, payroll tax deposits, and project budgeting.
- **2025** — As a founding member and Head of CX, was part of Lumber when it announced a $15.5 million Series A led by Foundation Capital after launching eight products in the preceding year.
- **2026** — Continues to be listed by Lumber as Head of CX on the company's team page.

## Achievements

- Built a career of more than 20 years across security, fintech, product, customer experience, and software development management.
- Serves as a founding member and Head of CX at construction workforce software company Lumber.
- Co-founded the education-technology startup PlanAll.
- Earned an MBA from the University of Oxford.
- Published practical guides covering construction bookkeeping, accounting methods, project budgeting, and payroll tax administration.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Lumber's current company team page lists Sandeep Yeole as Head of CX.
- **2025-03** — Lumber announced a $15.5 million Series A led by Foundation Capital, with participation from Tishman Speyer, Carbide Ventures, 8VC, Sure Ventures, and FirsthandVC.

## Links

- Website: https://www.lumberfi.com/author/sandeep-yeole
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandeepyeole/

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Last updated: 2026-09-27