Shailesh Prakash is the Chief Information Officer of The Washington Post where he is responsible for all aspects of technology, including web, mobile, video, print and advertising. He began his career as a software engineer building compilers for Motorola, moving to positions of increasing responsibility at Sun Microsystems and Netscape, where he designed and implemented enterprise-class web application platforms, and Microsoft where he was a key member of the Bing search engine. Prior to joining The Post, he was the VP of Technology for Sears Holdings, where he oversaw end-to-end technology functions for sears.com, kmart.com, mygofer.com, craftsman.com and kenmore.com, which collectively generate more than $3 billion in annual revenue.