Jan 2020 – Present · 6 yrs 4 mos

Oct 2016 – Apr 2024 · 7 yrs 6 mos · London, United Kingdom

• I am a digital anthropologist and AI ethicist with over 30 years of global banking and technology experience. As the CEO of Infosys Finacle, I am responsible for the P&L of one of the most successful global digital banking software businesses. He engages deeply with CXOs in leading banks, helping them drive their digital and other transformation agendas through a portfolio of digital banking solutions. Prior to my current role, I was a Senior Partner / Global VP at IBM Consulting. I am also a keen student of digital anthropology, with a particular interest in the ethical dimensions associated with the responsible deployment of technology in general, and AI in particular. I am particularly interested in studying the points of intersection between human behaviour and the ethical usage of technology. I have been a regularly speaker at industry forums and my Twitter handle @sanat_rao is widely followed. I am based in London and pre-covid I used to extensively travel globally, engaging with global, regional and local banks and fintechs.

Jul 2013 – Dec 2014 · 1 yr 5 mos · London, United Kingdom

• As a senior partner in the B&FM Centre of Competence, I have a global mandate to consult with and assist banks in enterprise transformations in their back office and front office agendas, including core banking, multi-channel, payments etc.

Apr 2007 – Jun 2013 · 6 yrs 2 mos · London, United Kingdom

• I drive sales, client relationship management, business development and strategic alliances for Finacle globally. I take global accountability for (1) New client acquisition as well as deepening existing relationships (2) Increasing value through our global alliances strategies (3) Client value & pricing, sales partner strategies, country penetration strategy, & sales operational effectiveness

Sep 2002 – Apr 2007 · 4 yrs 7 mos · Bangalore

• Sanat was responsible for driving Infosys’ global banking product strategy for the entire suite comprising core banking, CRM, retail and corporate internet banking, wealth management and treasury operations. He had a team of over 100 senior bankers and technologists. His responsibilities included (1) Driving the global product strategy for Infosys’ banking business (2) end-to-end responsibility for solution delivery from product commitments at the pre-sales stage to product management through to solution delivery in our global implementations (3) Drive the product acquisition, expansion and alliances strategies

Jun 2000 – Aug 2003 · 3 yrs 2 mos · Bangalore

• Sanat's role required close interaction with CXOs of banks in different parts of the world for various solutioning, pre-sales and business consultancy initiatives.

Mar 1999 – Dec 1999 · 9 mos · Bangalore

• Sanat was a senior domain consultant with the Flexcube Information Center, the Data Warehousing unit. In a group comprising bankers and technologists, his responsibilities included driving the business functionality in critical areas such as Customer Relationship Management, Product Profitability and Performance, Channel Management, Capacity Management and Transaction Analysis

Jan 1997 – Jan 1998 · 1 yr

Jan 1991 – Jan 1999 · 8 yrs