K erala native Ershad Kunnakkadan has taken over as CEO of San Francisco-based e-commerce company Gumroad at the age of 33.

An employee of the company since 2020, Kunnakkadan rose through the ranks to assume the role after founder Sahil Lavingia stepped down.

Announcing the leadership change on Twitter, Lavingia said, "Exciting news: after 14 years, I’m stepping down as CEO of Gumroad. I’ve found the perfect leader to take over for me: Ershad Kunnakkadan. (While he just moved to NYC this year, he’s been with Gumroad remotely for 8 of those 14 years)."

He added, "He’ll run Gumroad differently, and we’ll restart our quarterly public board meetings in Jan 2026 (I remain the board) so everyone can learn alongside us as we make this transition."

Responding to the announcement, Kunnakkadan

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