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Balasubramanya R (Balu)

CEO

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India31 yrs 6 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key 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.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned finance executive with expertise in corporate governance and strategic leadership.

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LeadershipManagementCommunicationBoard of DirectorsSAP ConsultingFinancial OperationsAccountingCFOsFinancial AnalysisFinancial StrategyFinancial PlanningPublic Speaking

About

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

Experience

Udhyam learning foundation

Chief Financial Officer

Nov 2025Present · 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

Rootsreforms initiative private limited

Independent Director

Jul 2023Jan 2025 · 1 yr 6 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

Centre for effective governance of indian states (cegis)

State Lead - Karnataka

Jan 2023Jan 2025 · 2 yrs · Banngalore · On-site

Sesame bankhall group

Non Executive Director / Independent Director

Aug 2021Present · 4 yrs 8 mos · New Delhi, Delhi, India · Remote

The/nudge foundation

Fellow of the Indian Administrative Fellowship (IAF) / Karnataka Admin. Reforms Commission - 2

Jun 2021Dec 2022 · 1 yr 6 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

Fidelity investments

CFO / Head - Finance & Board Member

May 2004Apr 2020 · 15 yrs 11 mos · India

  • Head of Finance / CFO

Dsl software limited

Head Of Finance

Jan 2000Apr 2004 · 4 yrs 3 mos · Bangalore

  • CFO role with responsibility for Finance, Accounting, Treasury, Tax, Secretarial and Legal

Deutsche bank

Sap Principal Consultant

Oct 1998Dec 2000 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Singapore

  • SAP consulting for DB Asia Pacific and European Roll out

Icici bank

Deputy Manager

Oct 1992Sep 1998 · 5 yrs 11 mos · Mumbai / Bangalore

  • Credit officer, Project Evaluation & Appraisals
  • Zonal Accounting and Treasury head

A. f. ferguson & co. (a member firm of the pwc network)

Assistant Manager

Feb 1992Sep 1993 · 1 yr 7 mos · Bangalore

Education

Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

Chartered Accountant

Jan 1989Jan 1992

Institute of Cost and Work Accountants of India

ICWA

Jan 1989Jan 1992

MES College, Bangalore

B.com

Jan 1983Jan 1988

ST XAVIERS SCHOOL

SSLC — High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates

Jan 1977Jan 1983

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