Kepler CEO: Firms Misread Forward-deployed Engineers

Vinoo Ganesh, the 34-year-old CEO of Kepler and a former Palantir employee, said many companies are misinterpreting forward-deployed engineers (FD Es). He explained that FD Es are not just technical staff embedded with clients but strategic problem-solvers who bridge the gap between software and real-world operations.

Ganesh argued that firms often treat FD Es as mere support roles, missing their potential to drive product innovation and customer success. He urged companies to rethink how they deploy and empower these engineers