Chandika JayasundaraCo-Founder and CEO of Creately
Chandika Jayasundara is the Co-Founder and CEO of Creately, a visual collaboration platform used by millions of users and teams at organizations like NASA, Amazon, eBay, and PayPal to create diagrams, map workflows, and collaborate in real time.
With over 15 years of experience building SaaS products, Chandika has architected Creately’s diagramming engine, real-time collaboration infrastructure, and data-driven visualization capabilities — the same systems teams rely on daily for org design, process mapping, and strategic planning. He has worked directly with hundreds of teams across industries including healthcare, education, engineering, and consulting, giving him a ground-level view of how organizations actually structure information, surface gaps, and drive clarity through visual systems.
At Creately, he leads product strategy and innovation, guiding the category shift from static diagramming tools to data-connected visual workspaces that unify diagrams, structured data, and AI-assisted workflows. His perspective is informed by analyzing usage patterns across millions of diagrams and ongoing conversations with operations leaders, HR teams, and product managers tackling organizational planning, workflow optimization, and complex decision-making.
He writes and speaks regularly on visual thinking, organizational design, and the future of AI and human collaborative work.
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