Coalition hires former Tesla exec as CTO

Cyber insurer Coalition Inc. Thursday said it has named former Tesla executive Maha Virudhagiri as the company’s first chief technology officer.

In this new role, Mr. Virudhagiri will lead engineering, IT, infosec, data and artificial intelligence, Coalition said in a statement.

He spent nearly seven years at Tesla leading the company’s Global Digital Experience organization and worldwide team of engineers.

Joshua Motta, Coalition’s CEO and co-founder, said in the statement Mr. Virudhagiri also will focus on making Coalition’s insurance products more scalable.

Mr. Virudhagiri will report directly to Mr. Motta as a member of Coalition’s executive team.