Shashidhar Bhat

Shashidhar Bhat is an accomplished executive currently serving as Executive Vice President at Bajaj Technology Services, where responsibilities include leading the captive unit for Bajaj Finserv Group and scaling practices in Salesforce, Adobe, Cloud, Data Engineering, and GenAI. Previously, as Chief Operating Officer at Bajaj MARKETS, Shashidhar integrated technology, analytics, credit operations, customer service, and marketing to develop a comprehensive financial services and lifestyle marketplace. With extensive experience at Cognizant as Assistant Vice President, Shashidhar built a digital consulting business in the APAC region, and at Infosys Consulting, led significant consulting engagements focused on digital transformation for major financial institutions. Early career experiences include roles at Accenture and Larsen and Toubro. Educational qualifications include an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, and a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University).