Balasubramanya R (Balu) — CEO
An Independent Director, Advisor & a seasoned executive & communication coach. An avid story tellers by passion, both written & spoken ! Have over 3 decades track record as a Corporate Leader, Finance professional with over 3 decades of experience spanning both corporate & government sector. A Chartered Accountant & Cost Accountant by profession and worked in corporate leadership positions spanning, Strategic Business Planning & Reporting, Accounting & Controls, Risk management, Treasury & Investment management, Procurement, Mergers & De-mergers, System implementation, integration and process design and creating and driving Finance policies and change management. My experience spans across companies in the technology & operations space, Banking and Financial Services. In the technology and operations areas, have been involved in start-up, steep growth as well as evolution / value creation phases of the enterprise; both in vendor and captive space in CFO, executive management and Financial Controllership roles. I am currently an independent director on boards of companies. Post my corporate stint, I completed my Fellowship with the Indian Administrative Fellowship (IAF), an 18-month immersive program working with the former Chief Secretary, Govt. of Karnataka (GoK) in the Karnataka Administrative Reforms Committee 2 (KARC-2) from July 2021 to December 2022. Post my IAF fellowship, engaged as the State Lead for Center for Effective Governance in India States working actively with various departments of GoK (from Jan - 2023 to Jan-2025). An avid speaker, writer, executive coach and President of Banjara Toastmasters Club, Bangalore
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned finance executive with expertise in corporate governance and strategic leadership.
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Experience: 31 yrs 6 mos
Career Highlights
- Over 30 years of leadership experience in finance.
- Expertise in strategic business planning and risk management.
- Independent director with a focus on effective governance.
Work Experience
Udhyam Learning Foundation
Chief Financial Officer (5 mos)
ROOTSREFORMS INITIATIVE PRIVATE LIMITED
Independent Director (1 yr 6 mos)
Centre for Effective Governance of Indian States (CEGIS)
State Lead - Karnataka (2 yrs)
Sesame Bankhall Group
Non Executive Director / Independent Director (4 yrs 8 mos)
The/Nudge Foundation
Fellow of the Indian Administrative Fellowship (IAF) / Karnataka Admin. Reforms Commission - 2 (1 yr 6 mos)
Fidelity Investments
CFO / Head - Finance & Board Member (15 yrs 11 mos)
Dsl Software Limited
Head Of Finance (4 yrs 3 mos)
Deutsche Bank
Sap Principal Consultant (2 yrs 2 mos)
ICICI Bank
Deputy Manager (5 yrs 11 mos)
A. F. Ferguson & Co. (a member firm of the PwC network)
Assistant Manager (1 yr 7 mos)
Education
Chartered Accountant at Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
ICWA at Institute of Cost and Work Accountants of India
B.com at MES College, Bangalore
SSLC at ST XAVIERS SCHOOL