Raghavendra Bagalkoti

CEO

New York, New York, United States5 yrs 4 mos experience

AI EnabledHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in transforming financial technology systems.
Leader in cloud-native architecture for capital markets.
Thought leader on AI's impact in finance.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech expert specializing in cloud and AI-driven financial systems.

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Skills

Core Skills

Data Platform DeliveryCloud ArchitectureLegacy System MigrationFinancial Messaging StandardsFinancial Messaging TransformationComplianceTechnology TransformationApplication MigrationBanking Technology DeliveryEnterprise Technology

Other Skills

Amazon Web Services (AWS)Databricks ProductsCloud-native architectureData governanceAPI-based accessFinancial MessagingSWIFT PaymentsISO 15022ISO 20022Corporate ActionsSWIFT StandardsApplication Programming Interfaces (API)Cloud SecurityCloud ComputingModel Context Protocol (MCP)

About

I don’t just work in finance. I build the invisible systems that keep global markets moving. At the intersection of AI, Cloud, and Capital Markets, I focus on one thing: 👉 Turning complex technology into real-world financial impact. From powering trading systems… To scale cloud-native platforms… To enable smarter decision-making with AI… I’ve spent years building the backbone of modern finance. But here’s what I’ve learned: Technology alone doesn’t transform industries. People who simplify it do. That’s why I share insights on: 👉 How AI is reshaping financial markets 👉 What cloud really means for banks 👉 The future of tech-driven investing If you're curious about where finance meets innovation—you're in the right place.

Experience

5 yrs 4 mos

Total Experience

5 yrs 4 mos

Average Tenure

5 yrs 4 mos

Current Experience

Barclays investment bank

Vice President - Data Platform Delivery Lead

Feb 2021 – Present · 5 yrs 4 mos · Whippany, NJ

I lead delivery of a strategic post-trade data platform — the authoritative distribution layer consolidating all Global Markets post-trade data across every asset class and region the firm operates in.
What that looks like in practice:
→ Retiring an entire generation of legacy Big Data technology — replacing with a modern, event-driven, cloud-native architecture built for real-time capital markets data at enterprise scale.
→ Governing five standardised data distribution channels — spanning real-time streaming, API-based access, bulk distribution, file delivery, and virtualised cross-domain data access.
→ Driving federated data governance across the platform — adopting Data as a Product, Domain Driven Ownership, and self-serve data infrastructure — with full ownership of data models, ingestion, quality, and distribution end to end.
→ Led a cost transformation program automating reconciliation and financial reporting across brokerage, clearing, regulatory, and execution venue fees across all trading desks.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)Databricks ProductsData Platform DeliveryCloud Architecture

Citi

2 roles

Senior Techincal Consultant

Promoted

Apr 2018 – Mar 2021 · 2 yrs 11 mos · Jersey City, New Jersey

Employer (L&T Infotech)
As a Senior Technical Consultant within Citi's Asset Servicing Technology division
→ Led migration of legacy systems to a modern strategic global platform for capital markets asset servicing.
→ Served as domain expert and technical delivery lead across the full event lifecycle for Corporate Actions,
Income & Dividends, Entitlements, Instructions, Notifications, and Claims — across global
Operations and Technology teams.
→ Led Citi's ISO 15022/20022 financial messaging migration and clearing & settlement transformation — two of the most consequential industry programs in capital markets during this period.
→ Represented Citibank on global SWIFT Industry Committees and the US National Group for Securities — contributing directly to the standards that govern how financial institutions communicate globally.
→ Assessed and rationalised legacy architectures spanning multiple programming languages and
generations of technology — translating decades of technical debt into a structured,
executable migration strategy.

Financial MessagingSWIFT PaymentsLegacy System MigrationFinancial Messaging Standards

Technical Consultant - 1

Nov 2013 – Jun 2014 · 7 mos · Bangalore Area, India

Employer (Capco)
One of the most ambitious banking technology transformations of its era — replacing legacy
applications with a modern strategic platform across multiple geographies simultaneously.
I was part of the team that built the blueprint.
→ Contributed to a landmark global technology transformation across Credit Risk and Payment Systems at one of the world's largest G-SIB banks.
→ Led application identification, rationalisation, and migration strategy — establishing the transition approach for business logic, data structures, and processing rules from legacy to modern strategic platforms.
Capco is one of the world's leading management and technology consultancies specialising exclusively
in financial services — my entry point into capital markets consulting at G-SIB scale.

Technology TransformationApplication Migration

Bny mellon

Senior Technical Consultant

Jun 2014 – Apr 2018 · 3 yrs 10 mos · New York City Metropolitan Area

Employer (Wipro Technologies)
40+ applications. Two legacy banks h-BNY & h-Mellon merged into one. One transformation framework to bring it all together.
Deployed as Financial Messaging Transformation Lead within BNY Mellon — one of the world's largest
custodian banks and G-SIB institutions.
→ Defined and drove BNY Mellon's enterprise-wide financial messaging transformation — achieving
ISO 15022/20022 compliance and modernisation across 40+ post-trade applications spanning two
merged banking estates.
→ Owned product strategy, architectural direction, and delivery execution across Asset Servicing,
Payments, Treasury, Custody & Fund Services, Clearing & Settlement, Collateral Management,
Corporate Actions, Securities Lending, and Issuer Services.
→ Architected the firm's impact assessment methodology — translating complex SWIFT Annual Standards changes across all 40+ applications into clear, actionable technical delivery strategy.
→ Led cross-border payments modernisation — directing bank-wide change adoption, vendor coordination,
testing, and production release aligned to SWIFT Market Dates.