A marketing veteran, Piyush Kumar is the Founder and CEO of Rooter, India’s leading Game Streaming and eSports platform, designed to provide a rich community experience to the millions of gaming enthusiasts across the country.

A graduate in Computer Science from Delhi University, Piyush spent over 13 years working with a diverse portfolio of brands cutting across Media & Entertainment, Consumer technology and F&B like Dish TV, ITC, HCL, AB-InBev, including heading marketing for Rado (Swatch Group). During this time, he was responsible for developing Go-to-Market strategies, driving sales footprint, and actively building brand voices across a cross-section of marketing and branding channels.

Bitten by the entrepreneurial bug in 2016, he went on to launch Rooter as an exciting sports community platform, bringing together fans who wished to interact and engage over common interests. By 2020, Rooter had transitioned into the country's leading game streaming and Esports platform on the back of an exclusive and growing creator community and top content technology solutions. Today, with a sharp focus on building the commerce ecosystem in this space, Rooter is driving the gaming creator economy in India.

Piyush is an avid Tennis and Squash player who attributes his entrepreneurial vision to his lifelong love for sports. He likes to pen his thoughts on the confluence of sports, gaming, and technology on Twitter @writetopiyush. Piyush also has a philanthropic side and actively sponsors initiatives focusing on education for girls, wanting to make a long-term difference in this direction.