Shawn Malhotra

Shawn Malhotra is Chief Technology Officer of Rocket. He has held this position since May 2024. In this role, Shawn oversees the development and implementation of technology across the entire Rocket Companies’ ecosystem.
Shawn is especially focused on increasing the rate of innovation and execution in the organization along with amplifying Rocket’s AI initiatives – driving the company toward its goal of AI-fueled homeownership. In addition, he has oversight of the company’s data science, product engineering, technology operations and information security.
Prior to joining Rocket Companies, Shawn worked at Thomson Reuters Corporation, serving as Head of Engineering from September 2020 to May 2024, Chief Technology Officer of the Corporate Technology business unit from August 2018 to September 2020 and Vice President of the Toronto Technology Centre from February 2017 to August 2018. Previously, Shawn served as the Site Director, Software Engineering for Intel Corporation from August 2013 to February 2017. Prior to Intel, Shawn served as Manager of Software Engineering at Altera Corporation from 2005 to 2013. He began his career in technology at Qualcomm Incorporated as a software engineer in 2000.
Shawn earned a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Waterloo, and a Master of Engineering degree from the University of Toronto. He is credited with five issued U.S. patents and two published papers.