Podcast•Mar 19, 2026•26 min
Leading IT Across Vertical Businesses with Ellora Sengupta of EverCommerce
In this episode of CIO Classified, EverCommerce CIO Ellora Sengupta discusses the challenges of integrating over 50 acquisitions into a cohesive technology platform while preserving each business's entrepreneurial spirit. She emphasizes the balance between standardizing security, data governance, and core infrastructure, and allowing vertical units the freedom to innovate. Sengupta also shares how building trust with business leaders and adopting an AI‑centric mindset are critical for driving fast, disciplined growth in a high‑velocity SaaS environment. Her personal journey—from an immigrant starting from scratch to a senior tech leader—underscores the importance of resilience, relationship building, and saying yes to hard problems.
