Executive Spotlight: Shishir Mehrotra, Chief Executive Officer of Superhuman (2027)
Shishir Mehrotra is the Chief Executive Officer of Superhuman, the company that was Grammarly until its October 2025 rebrand. He became Grammarly's CEO in December 2024 when it acquired Coda, the workspace company he co-founded. Before that he held product and technology leadership roles at YouTube and Microsoft.
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Current role and company
A speaker profile lists Mehrotra as CEO of Superhuman (formerly Grammarly). Superhuman's own about page describes a company that brings together Grammarly, Docs (formerly Coda), Mail and a proactive AI assistant called Superhuman Go. BetaKit reported the rebrand on October 29, 2025, and said Grammarly had hired Mehrotra as chief executive after acquiring Coda earlier that year.
- CompanySuperhuman (formerly Grammarly).
- TitleChief Executive Officer, per a speaker profile and press coverage.
- ProductsGrammarly, Docs (formerly Coda), Mail and Superhuman Go, per Superhuman's about page.
- Co-foundedCoda, with Alex DeNeui, in 2014 per Superhuman's company timeline.
Career path
- Centrata. An Atlassian event speaker page says he was the founding CEO of Centrata, before his Microsoft years.
- Microsoft. The same page says he spent six years at Microsoft in leadership roles across the Windows, Office and SQL Server divisions.
- YouTube. He oversaw the YouTube product during a six-year tenure tied to Google. TechCrunch describes him as a former YouTube chief product officer and chief technology officer.
- Spotify. The Atlassian speaker page says he has advised Spotify since 2015 and joined its board in June 2017.
- Coda. He co-founded Coda with Alex DeNeui, and Superhuman's timeline dates the company's founding to 2014. Coda launched version 1.0 in 2019, according to Mehrotra's own announcement post.
- Grammarly CEO. On December 17, 2024, Grammarly announced it would acquire Coda and that Mehrotra would become its CEO, with Rahul Roy-Chowdhury stepping down and advising during the transition.
- Superhuman. In October 2025 the company took the Superhuman name, uniting Grammarly, Coda and the Superhuman Mail app under one brand.
What he is known for
- Building Coda. Coda set out to combine documents, data and apps in one workspace. Mehrotra wrote that he had worked on it for about ten years when the Grammarly deal was announced.
- The Grammarly-Coda merger. TechCrunch reported that the stated aim was to turn Grammarly's assistant into an AI productivity platform, with Coda's Docs product upgraded with the Grammarly Assistant. Financial terms were not disclosed.
- The Superhuman rebrand. BetaKit reported that the renamed company's suite includes the Grammarly writing assistant, Mail, Coda and Superhuman Go, a platform of AI agents.
- Earlier product roles. Speaker profiles highlight his time overseeing product and technology at YouTube.
Leadership style and philosophy
In the post announcing the Grammarly deal, Mehrotra wrote: "Together, we will build the AI-native suite of the future." The Atlassian speaker page lists him presenting a session titled "Developing the rituals that define great teams," which points to a focus on how teams operate. This page did not fetch a full interview transcript, so it does not attribute broader management beliefs to him.
Key numbers
Company-reported or press-reported figures, with the period shown. They describe the company, not Mehrotra personally.
- Grammarly users (December 2024)40 million active users, per Coda's announcement post.
- Grammarly valuation$13 billion, per TechCrunch (December 2024); BetaKit gives the last valuation as $13 billion in 2021.
- Coda valuation$1.4 billion after its 2021 Series D, per TechCrunch.
- Superhuman usage (2025)More than 40 million daily active users and 50,000 organizations, per Superhuman's about page (undated).
- Annual revenue (October 2025)About $700 million, per BetaKit.
- Financing (2025)$1 billion in growth financing from General Catalyst's Customer Value Fund, per BetaKit.
What to watch next
Worth tracking: how Superhuman Go and the combined Grammarly, Docs and Mail products develop, and how the company uses its growth financing for acquisitions and sales.
Questions people ask
Who is Shishir Mehrotra?
He is the Chief Executive Officer of Superhuman, the company formerly known as Grammarly, and a co-founder of Coda.
When did Shishir Mehrotra become Grammarly's CEO?
Grammarly announced on December 17, 2024 that it was acquiring Coda and that Mehrotra would become its CEO.
Is Grammarly now called Superhuman?
Yes. BetaKit reported on October 29, 2025 that Grammarly rebranded as Superhuman, covering Grammarly, Coda, Mail and Superhuman Go.
What did Shishir Mehrotra do before Coda?
Per an event speaker page, he was founding CEO of Centrata, spent six years at Microsoft, and later oversaw product at YouTube.
Who co-founded Coda?
Superhuman's company timeline says Coda was founded in 2014 by Shishir Mehrotra and Alex DeNeui.
Did Mehrotra serve on a public company board?
The Atlassian speaker page says he joined Spotify's board in June 2017.
Sources
- HumanX: Shishir Mehrotra speaker profile · Current title, bio, portrait
- Atlassian Team 22: Shishir Mehrotra speaker page · Centrata, Microsoft, YouTube, Spotify board
- Coda blog: Grammarly is acquiring Coda · Deal announcement, quotes, user figures
- TechCrunch: Grammarly acquires Coda, brings on new CEO (Dec 17, 2024) · CEO change, valuations, YouTube roles
- BetaKit: Grammarly rebrands to Superhuman (Oct 29, 2025) · Rebrand, products, revenue, financing
- Superhuman: About · Company timeline, products, usage figures
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Top photo: HumanX speaker page (humanx.co)