Who is the CTO of Shopify?

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Mikhail Parakhin has been the Chief Technology Officer of Shopify since 2024 and reports to Tobias Lütke. Mikhail Parakhin is the chief technology officer of Shopify, an appointment the company announced on August 28, 2024, and he oversees its engineering and data organizations. Mikhail reached the role after 3 tracked posts, most recently Chief Technology Officer at Shopify. Mikhail is one of 6 tracked leaders at the company.

Mikhail Parakhin profile

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Mikhail Parakhin
Chief Technology Officer, Shopify
Chief technology officer since Shopify announced his appointment on August 28, 2024.

He joined from Microsoft, where he led the company's AI advancement and the work behind products including Copilot. Earlier he was chief technology officer at Yandex, where he worked on search engines, cloud services, digital assistants and ClickHouse.

Reports to
Tobias Lütke
Email
••••@shopify.com

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Mikhail Parakhin career history

  • Chief Technology Officer, Shopify2024 to present
  • Leader of AI advancement, including Copilot, Microsoftbefore 2024
  • Chief Technology Officer, Yandexearlier career

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Other leaders at Shopify

LeaderEmailProfile
TLTobias LütkeTobias LütkeChief Executive Officer and Head of R&D ••••@shopify.com
HFHarley FinkelsteinHarley FinkelsteinPresident ••••@shopify.com
JHJessica HertzChief Operating Officer ••••@shopify.com
JHJeff HoffmeisterChief Financial Officer ••••@shopify.com
JNJean NiehausGeneral Counsel ••••@shopify.com

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Who is Mikhail Parakhin?

Mikhail Parakhin is the Chief Technology Officer of Shopify (as of August 2026). Chief technology officer since Shopify announced his appointment on August 28, 2024.. You can see their background and career history above.

What is Mikhail Parakhin's background?

Mikhail Parakhin is the chief technology officer of Shopify, an appointment the company announced on August 28, 2024, and he oversees its engineering and data organizations. He joined from Microsoft, where he led the company's AI advancement and the work behind products including Copilot. Earlier he was chief technology officer at Yandex, where he worked on search engines, cloud services, digital assistants and ClickHouse.

How can I contact Mikhail Parakhin at Shopify?

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Who does Mikhail Parakhin report to?

Mikhail Parakhin reports to Tobias Lütke. See the full org chart on the Shopify executives page.