Hrishikesh Nashikkar

CTO

Hyderabad, Telangana, India21 yrs 7 mos experience
Highly StableAI Enabled

Key Highlights

  • Led national-scale blockchain initiatives in India.
  • Saved $50M annually through digital transformation in pharma.
  • Award-winning innovator in blockchain technology.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech expert with a strong focus on blockchain and digital transformation.

Contact

hrishikesh.nashikkar@gmail.comLinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

BlockchainDigital TransformationProject ManagementProduct ManagementSoftware Development

Other Skills

AIAgile MethodologiesArtificial Intelligence (AI)BrokerageBusiness AnalysisBusiness ProposalBusiness RequirementsCapital MarketsClearingCollateral ManagementConsultingCorporate ActionsCustodyData AnalyticsDatabases

About

Senior technology executive with over 20 years of experience leading cutting-edge innovation and digital transformation across Fintech, Investment Banking, and Healthcare. Proven track record of building high-performance deep-tech teams, driving the development of national-scale blockchain platforms, and delivering impactful solutions in CBDC, Asset tokenization, Decentralised finance (DeFi), and emerging technologies. A visionary leader recognized for fostering a culture of innovation, collaborating with global industry leaders, and spearheading strategic partnerships to solve complex business challenges. Expertise in scaling teams, launching pioneering blockchain solutions, and consistently delivering measurable business impact. Award-winning innovator and international speaker with a passion for driving the future of technology. Key Achievements : Transformational Leadership: Led blockchain and innovation teams at NPCI, building national-scale protocols and platforms for payments and asset tokenization, significantly improving system scalability and performance by over 15x TPS. Innovation & Patent Holder: Granted Blockchain Patent, enhancing collateral management and repo agreements. Strategic Program Management: Successfully delivered a $30B+ blockchain-based Repo platform for top-tier investment banks, from PoC to production. Spearheaded blockchain solutions that generated $50M in annual savings for major pharma companies. Building High-Performance Teams: Scaled deep-tech teams to build cutting-edge digital public infrastructure, fostering collaboration with top academic institutes and deep-tech startups. Delivered on-time, highly scalable solutions through dynamic team leadership. Leading a deep tech team International Recognition: Awarded "Best Blockchain Initiative of the Year" by Financial Technologies Forum (FTF), USA. Top finalist at the prestigious Aegis Graham Bell Awards 2022 for Blockchain Innovation Project. Frequent speaker at international blockchain conferences, sharing thought leadership in emerging tech.

Experience

National payments corporation of india (npci)

Head of Blockchain / Engineering, Innovation Initiatives

Dec 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 3 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India · On-site

  • Spearheading national-scale blockchain initiatives - CBDC, Asset tokenization platforms for payments and Decentralised finance (DeFi), driving financial innovation across the sector.
  • Achieved Blockchain scalability through advanced cryptographic and distributed ledger techniques, significantly enhancing performance.
  • Leading a deep tech team to build cutting-edge digital public infrastructure, fostering collaboration with top academic institutes and deep-tech startups.
  • Delivered production-grade blockchain applications for national payments systems, contributing to the transformation of India’s financial ecosystem.
  • Leading collaborations with Hyperledger/LF-Decentralised Trust Foundation, deep-tech startups and top academic institutes (IIT, IISc) to advance innovation in distributed ledger technology (DLT).
  • Cultivating a culture of innovation and deep tech expertise by launching internal initiatives and creating a GoLang Developer Community.
BlockchainDigital TransformationTeam ManagementInnovation ManagementDistributed Ledger Technology (DLT)

Novartis

Associate Director - Blockchain & Innovation

May 2019 – Dec 2022 · 3 yrs 7 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

  • Led Blockchain & Innovation teams driving cross-industry initiatives for digital transformation across pharma supply chains, saving $50M+ annually.
  • Spearheaded the Innovation Task Force (ITF) to deliver cutting-edge PoCs using blockchain, AI, and metaverse technologies for real-world business challenges.
  • Directed the development of a cloud-based enterprise data analytics platform, enhancing data-driven decision-making across global teams.
  • Played a key role in the PharmaLedger Consortium, fostering collaboration with major pharma companies like MSD, J&J, Bayer, and GSK to digitize and secure supply chains.
  • Recognized speaker and thought leader at international blockchain conferences, promoting emerging technology adoption.
BlockchainAIDigital TransformationInnovation StrategyData Analytics

Broadridge

4 roles

Blockchain/Innovation Practice Manager - Capital Market

Promoted

Mar 2015 – May 2019 · 4 yrs 2 mos

  • Founded the Blockchain Center of Excellence (CoE), leading a high-performance team to deliver blockchain solutions for global investment banks and financial markets.
  • Spearheaded the development of distributed ledger technology (DLT) solutions, including $30B+ blockchain-based Repo platform and Proxy Voting solutions from PoC to production.
  • Managed multi-million-dollar projects for global financial institutions, driving innovation and modernizing capital markets with blockchain technology.
  • Developed strategic partnerships with startups and industry leaders, enhancing blockchain adoption and delivering innovative tech solutions.
  • Led the delivery of middle and back-office solutions for international markets, collaborating with Bloomberg and other leading financial institutions.
BlockchainProject ManagementInnovation ManagementDistributed Ledger Technology (DLT)

Product Manager

Nov 2012 – Mar 2015 · 2 yrs 4 mos

  • Prime responsibility to drive product requirements, design, prioritization, testing, forecast, cost, production, testing, support, roadmap and the final product.
  • Visited clients for planning, gathering & estimating high & low level requirements.
Product ManagementRequirements GatheringUser Acceptance Testing

Product Lead

Promoted

Jun 2009 – Nov 2012 · 3 yrs 5 mos

  • Coordinated with Tokyo Team for gathering clients’ requirements and developed functional & technical specifications and Data Flow Documentation.
  • Led a development team and delivered time critical projects
Product ManagementFunctional Specifications

Senior Software Engineer

May 2005 – Jun 2009 · 4 yrs 1 mo

  • Work closely with teams to develop and maintain transaction processing systems, flows, and reference data.
Software DevelopmentTransaction Processing

Goldman sachs

Financial Services- Technology Consultant

May 2005 – May 2009 · 4 yrs · New York City Metropolitan Area

Magmet software solution

Programmer Analyst

Jan 2004 – Sep 2004 · 8 mos · Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area

Education

Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta

EPGBM — Global Business Management

Jan 2015 – Jan 2016

Vishwakarma Inst of Technology, Pune

B.E — Computers

Jan 1999 – Jan 2003

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