# Ramana Thumu

> Ramana Thumu is chief Technology Officer. Expedia Group Rapid API on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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- Updated: 2026-10-29

Chief Technology Officer.

Ramana Thumu is Chief Technology Officer of Expedia Group, in charge of engineering, data, artificial intelligence, cloud platforms, cybersecurity and technology operations. He was previously Chief Product and Technology Officer at Fanatics Commerce and spent a decade at eBay working on data, advertising, fraud and personalisation.

## What Ramana builds

- [Expedia Group Rapid API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/expedia-rapid.md), graded E, 42.9/100, in Travel & booking. Expedia Group's lodging distribution API for partners, with shop, price check, book, change and cancel on Expedia's hotel inventory, plus content, geography and typeahead endpoints. Chief Technology Officer, researched 2026-10-29.

## Works with

- [Alfonso Paredes](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/alfonso-paredes/), President of B2B and Chief Commercial Officer
- [Ariane Gorin](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/ariane-gorin/), Chief Executive Officer
- [Barry Diller](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/barry-diller/), Chairman and Senior Executive
- [Rich Barton](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/rich-barton/), Founder, stepped down in 2003
- [Shilpa Ranganathan](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/shilpa-ranganathan/), Chief Product Officer

## Questions

### Who is Ramana Thumu?

Ramana Thumu is Chief Technology Officer of Expedia Group, in charge of engineering, data, artificial intelligence, cloud platforms, cybersecurity and technology operations. He was previously Chief Product and Technology Officer at Fanatics Commerce and spent a decade at eBay working on data, advertising, fraud and personalisation.

### What does Expedia Group make?

Anchor Terminal lists Expedia Group Rapid API from Expedia Group. Expedia Group's lodging distribution API for partners, with shop, price check, book, change and cancel on Expedia's hotel inventory, plus content, geography and typeahead endpoints.

### How are Ramana's tools graded?

Expedia Group Rapid API is graded E, 42.9 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://www.linkedin.com/posts/salmanmunirmalik_product-manager-iii-rapid-api-post-booking-activity-7507801557623808000-Hx4J
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/salmanmunirmalik
- https://support.expediapartnersolutions.com/
- https://developers.expediagroup.com/docs/support
- https://developers.expediagroup.com/rapid/support
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expedia_Group
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Barton

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