
Raimundo Krishna Esteva
Builder · Writer · Product Leader
Product leader with an eclectic path — MIT, McKinsey, startups, and everything in between. I love hard problems, great teams, and building things that matter.
About
I'm Krishna — half-Indian, half-Mexican, born in Pennsylvania, and raised between three countries. I studied Math and Economics at MIT, started my career at McKinsey, and have spent the years since building products I believe in across fintech, insurtech, clean energy, and electric vehicles.
I've worn a lot of hats — PM, GM, BizOps, Head of People, interim engineering lead — and I'm happiest when I'm stretched beyond my comfort zone with a team I love. At NerdWallet, I led the Banking vertical and later ran product for the member experience. At Super.mx, I led product and engineering for a Mexican insurtech. Now I'm Head of Product at Stable Auto, working on electric vehicle infrastructure.
What ties it all together is a fascination with systems — how technology reshapes industries, how culture shapes the products we build, and how the best ideas often come from unexpected intersections. Growing up between cultures taught me that the outsider's perspective is a superpower: you see what insiders take for granted.
I'm based in San Luis Obispo, California with my wife and two kids. Outside of work, I'm probably cooking dinner with friends, hiking, traveling, or trying (and failing) to keep my plants alive. I believe the best builders are the ones who stay endlessly curious about the world beyond their screens.
Work
Stable Auto
Head of Product
Leading product strategy for autonomous vehicle infrastructure. Defining the roadmap for AI-powered fleet management systems.
Super.mx
Head of Product & Interim Head of Engineering
Led product and engineering for a Mexican insurtech. Launched life and home insurance lines, decreased CAC by 5x, grew new monthly premium by 30x.
Sympath
Founder
Built a consultancy helping early-stage startups scale their product, teams, and operations. Worked with 7 startups across recruiting, people ops, and growth.
NerdWallet
Product Manager & Head of Banking
Led NerdWallet's Banking vertical (team of 27, grew revenue 5x). Later ran product for the logged-in member experience including Rewards and Cash Back launches.
McKinsey
Business Analyst
Advised Fortune 100 companies on business strategy at McKinsey's Silicon Valley office. Crash course in operating at a senior level from day one.
MIT
B.S. Mathematics & Economics
Studied math and economics with a focus on understanding and modeling human systems. Formative experience that shaped how I think about complex problems.