Aparna Saroagi

CEO

Delhi, India19 yrs 1 mo experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Award-winning leader in Risk Management and Sustainability.
  • TEDx speaker and thought leader on Climate Risk.
  • Director at NatWest with extensive experience in Investment Banking.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned leader in Fintech with a strong focus on Risk Management and Sustainability.

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Skills

Core Skills

Risk ManagementInvestment BankingGovernance

Other Skills

Data AggregationDerivativesGreenfield Project DeploymentManagementMarket RiskRisk ReportingTechnology Adoption

About

Aparna Saroagi is an IIT Delhi alumnae. She is a Bharti Scholarship holder. She is a TEDx speaker, Young Innovator and Leader awarded by Israel Embassy in India, winner of numerous prestigious Women Leaders award. She is a Director and Head, Credit Risk, India, NatWest Group. She is Chair, Employee led Network, LGBTQ+ India Inclusion Council, NatWest Group. She has couple of decades of experience in Investing banking, Risk management, consulting, technology adoption, greenfield project deployment. She has been a speaker at various prestigious international forums. She writes regularly on Sustainability and Women empowerment for leading journals. Her articles are published by leading journals including CEOInsights, BusinessWorld, Financial Express, Bloomberg and many more. She is a certified Corporate Director from Institute of Directors. She has also completed Climate Transformation Program – Environment Social and Corporate Governance from University of Edinburgh. She has served as a Treasurer IIT Delhi Alumni Association (2014- 2016), IIT Delhi Senate, Special Invitee (2015 -2016), She is also currently board advisor at BYCS and an industry expert (Guest lectures) at IIM Sirmaur. She is also Member, Strategic Academic Advisory Board, Xavier Institute of Management, School of Sustainability She was awarded Rising Star Global Achievement Award by UK WeAreTheCity’22. She talks about:  Entrepreneurship Skills, Attitude and Behavioural Development  Intrapreneurship  Modern Technology - AI - How to leverage it  How to have it All - Health, Wealth, Family Life, Fame, Career, Purpose and everything you desire  Understand Climate Risk, Sustainability and components of ESG.  Economics of Climate Risk/ ESG  Why Climate Risk is the biggest risk and opportunity of our lifetime.  Blending purpose with Profit  Why DEI is a business imperative.  Creating Winners Mindset – SOLV – Strength Opportunities leverage it with Velocity

Experience

Natwest group

3 roles

Head, Credit Risk India; Chair, Employee Led Network, LGBTQ+ India Inclusion Council

Promoted

Sep 2019Present · 6 yrs 6 mos

  • Aparna is a seasoned Risk professional with close to 17 years of experience who have worked with major Financial Institutions across Risk Stripes/ SLOD and FLOD. Her expertise lies in setting team from scratch and moving them up the value chain. She extensively leverages technologies like TABLEAU, Robotics, AI/ ML to streamline business processes.
  • She is driving Risk Control Environment agenda. She is also involved in various governance agenda. She is passionate about climate risk and hence involved in climate committees.
  • She has set up numerous teams and an expert in greenfield project deployment. She is a thought leader and has taken her teams up to the next level.
  • CAREER SUMMARY:
  •  Proven business leader with expertise in running, standardizing, converging, and consolidating for Risk Reporting / Controls/ Projects/ Change Management/ Governance/ Senior Management MI/Operations programs and activities.
  •  Guiding/ defining Target Operating Model changes for effective and efficient management framework( RACI), Value added business delivery, Thought leadership, India teams moving up the value chain, policy compliance, Controls re- designs, Control Environment Certification, Risk Culture, Risk and Controls Assessment, risk assurance, data aggregation and reporting.
  •  Proven expertise in driving Global strategic projects and Working Together across verticals: Front Office, Change, Technology, Finance, Compliance, Operations, Internal and external Audit, Vendors and consultants.
  •  Proven expertise in Team Management, Career Development Framework, Green Field Project Deployment, Strategic Communication and Stakeholder Management.
  •  Strong knowledge of Risk regulations and environment which impacts banking sector.
  • Driving setting up of Risk Reporting Centre of Excellence and Risk Reporting Policy.
  • Designed and led Risk Reporting Attestation and MOSCOW Analysis for lean and efficient organization.
Risk ManagementInvestment BankingTechnology AdoptionGreenfield Project Deployment

Head, Risk Controls

Jun 2016Sep 2019 · 3 yrs 3 mos

Head, Market Risk Reporting and Controls

Jul 2012Jun 2016 · 3 yrs 11 mos

Credit suisse

Team Lead and AVP, Counterparty Credit Risk

Jun 2011Jul 2012 · 1 yr 1 mo

Deutsche bank

Team Lead, Stress Testing

Dec 2007Jun 2011 · 3 yrs 6 mos

Eclerx

Process Manager

Apr 2006Jan 2007 · 9 mos

Education

Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

MBA — Finance & Information Technology

Jan 2004Jan 2006

Bharati Vidyapeeth

B.Tech — Computer Science

Jan 2000Jan 2004

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