Rover Names Vik Rajagopal CFO, Jensen Harris President

The Seattle pet care marketplace has filled its chief financial officer and president roles with two executives who previously led other companies.

Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in People

Rover Names Vik Rajagopal CFO, Jensen Harris President

Rover, a Seattle-based pet care marketplace, named Vik Rajagopal chief financial officer and Jensen Harris president of marketplace, product and technology. Rajagopal succeeds Charlie Wickers as CFO, and Harris succeeds Brent Turner in the president role.

Why it matters

The appointments bring in leaders with prior chief executive experience to oversee finance and product for a company operating in 18 countries across North America, Europe and Australia. For Seattle, the moves keep a locally headquartered marketplace's senior leadership rooted in the city's tech sector.

Rover reports 50 million bookings to date across 18 countries in North America, Europe and Australia. The release did not disclose compensation terms or any changes to the company's operating plans under the new leadership.

The players

Rover

Rover is a Seattle-based pet care marketplace connecting pet owners with sitters and walkers, which was taken private by Blackstone in a $2.3 billion deal in 2024.

Vik Rajagopal

Vik Rajagopal is a finance executive who previously served as CFO at Motus and as CEO of Logos, and who spent nearly a decade at Amazon.

Jensen Harris

Jensen Harris is a co-founder of Textio, the augmented writing company, who served as its CEO until January 2026.

The details

Rajagopal previously served as CFO at Motus and spent nearly a decade at Amazon beginning in 2011, and he was CEO of Logos until April 2024. Harris co-founded Textio in 2014 with Kieran Snyder and served as its CEO from January 2024 until January 2026.

2011: Rajagopal joins Amazon, where he spends nearly a decade.
2014: Harris co-founds Textio with Kieran Snyder.
2022 to 2025: Charlie Wickers serves as Rover's CFO.
January 2024: Harris becomes Textio CEO, succeeding Snyder.
November 4, 2026: Rover announces Rajagopal as CFO and Harris as president.

Market Landscape

Rover was taken private by Blackstone in a $2.3 billion deal in 2024, and the new appointments follow that transaction. The leadership changes place a Seattle marketplace under finance and product executives with prior CEO experience.

For Rover customers, the appointments are not expected to change how bookings with sitters and walkers work in the near term. The release did not describe any changes to pricing, service availability or subscription terms.

The takeaway

Leadership changes at a privately held company often signal shifts in priorities that show up in products and finances over time. Watching how Rover's new finance and product leaders guide the company will indicate where its marketplace is heading.