Mahi Dontamsetti

Mahi Dontamsetti is executive vice president and global head of Non-Financial Risk and Chief Technology Risk Officer (CTRO) at State Street. He is responsible for oversight of non-financial risk (i.e., technology, cyber, operational, resilience and third-party risk) for the enterprise. Part of his responsibilities include owning the board level risk appetites, risk and reporting frameworks as well as driving risk remediation prioritization, across the firm, ultimately improving our global risk posture. He is a key regulatory partner and sits on numerous risk committees including the Technology & Operations Committee (TORC) and the Technology and Operations Board Committee. Mahi is a champion of inclusion and diversity and participates in our mentorship program.

Mahi has over 25 years of experience in intrapreneurial and entrepreneurial roles, across a range of industries including banking, financial services, defense, telco and mobile/data in both Fortune 500 firms and startups. Prior to State Street, he held executive leadership positions at DTCC, Barclays, Lockheed Martin and various startups. He has spent his career focused on building enterprise wide programs that focus on execution excellence, driven by innovation and fiscal discipline, that have won several awards and have been recognized as best-in-class amongst peer firms.

Mahi is the author of three books on risk and technology. He also served on the board of advisors for the Center for Satellite and Hybrid Communication Networks, NASA Commercial Space Center Venture and OWASP, the world’s largest non-profit dedicated to software security.

Mahi has a Master of Science degree in computer science and telecommunications from University of Missouri-Kansas City and a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering from India. Currently, Mahi serves on the Board of Trustees of two charities.