Sumit Singh

CEO, Chewy

Sumit Singh is the Chief Executive Officer and a Director on the Board of Chewy, Inc., a leading online retailer of pet food, supplies, and healthcare products. He has served as CEO since March 2018. Singh led the company through its successful Initial Public Offering (IPO) in 2019, which raised over $1 billion, and has overseen its expansion into international markets starting in 2023. Chewy has more than tripled its revenue under his tenure, growing to over $11 billion in 2023, and has been recognized as a Fortune 500 company. He is known for fostering a customer-first approach and driving innovation, including the expansion into pet healthcare services with initiatives like “Connect with a Vet” telehealth and the opening of Chewy Vet Care clinics.

Prior to joining Chewy in 2017 as Chief Operating Officer, Singh held senior leadership roles at Amazon, where he was the Worldwide Director of Amazon’s Consumables businesses (including Amazon Fresh and Pantry) and General Manager for Amazon’s North American merchant fulfillment and third-party businesses.7 Earlier in his career, he held various senior management positions at Dell Technologies Inc.

Singh holds a Bachelor of Technology degree from Punjab Technical University, a Master of Science degree in Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He was inducted into the Academy of Distinguished Alumni by the University of Texas at Austin in 2019. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Booking Holdings Inc.and has been recognized on lists such as the Bloomberg 50. Indiaspora is proud to have Sumit Singh on our Business Leaders 2.0 List.