Vinodh Venkatraman

Vinodh Venkatraman has a diverse work experience spanning various companies and roles. Vinodh started in 2006 as an Associate Business Analyst at Cognizant Technology Solutions, where they worked till 2012. From 2008 to 2012, Venkatraman also served as an Associate Project Manager at BNY Mellon, leading teams and implementing various projects. In 2013, they worked as a Consultant at Linedata for a brief period. In 2014, Venkatraman joined Gartner as a Management Consultant, focusing on technology initiatives in the financial services sector. In 2015, they became a Manager at KPMG, specializing in CIO Advisory for financial services. Venkatraman subsequently held the position of Senior Digital Business Architect at HSBC from 2017 to 2022. Vinodh then moved to the Financial Conduct Authority in 2022 as a Business Architect before joining first direct as the Head of Strategy and Commercialisation later in the same year.

Vinodh Venkatraman completed their education with a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in Business Administration and Management from Lancaster University in the year 2013. Prior to that, they earned a Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) degree in Mechanical Engineering, specializing in Production Engineering and Management, from the National Institute of Technology Calicut, which they completed between 2002 and 2006.

In addition to their formal education, Vinodh Venkatraman has obtained certifications in various areas. Vinodh holds a certification as a PRINCE 2 Practitioner from APMG-International, a certification in SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) from Scaled Agile, Inc., and a ScrumMaster certification from Scrum Alliance. The specific dates of when they obtained these certifications are not provided.