Kakul Srivastava is the CEO of music creation platform Splice. Since joining Splice in 2021, she has led major innovations, including AI-powered creation tools, new mobile experiences, and the company’s 2025 acquisition of Spitfire Audio, expanding Splice into virtual instruments. An award-winning entrepreneur, Kakul was most recently named one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential People in AI in 2025 for shaping how technology empowers, rather than replaces, human creativity.
Previously, Kakul held executive roles at Yahoo, Flickr, Adobe, and GitHub, helping to build iconic products like Photoshop and Yahoo! Mail, and is known for her product leadership, empathy, and commitment to helping creative communities thrive. A graduate of MIT and UC Berkeley Haas, Kakul lives in the San Francisco area with her family.