Anand has nearly 2 decades of experience in financial services / Technology and more recently in niche Early stage startups and VC/PE ecosystem. He is highly regarded as an SME in Risk & Compliance topics and an ideal Product Manager for Startups to Large Banks bringing his blend of Risk, Data and Strategy experience to the table. His expertise lies in driving business growth, developing strategies, and ensuring regulatory compliance. His notable stints include IT/Cyber/Privacy Risk Programs, Third Party Risk Mgmt, Board Reporting, Risk Committees, Regulatory Exams, RCSAs, Risk Governance & Reporting, Policies Oversight, Issues Management, Risk appetite, IT Governance Framework, Strategic Planning, strategic risk roadmaps, Intra Group Outsourcing etc. Prior to finding his passion in Risk, he served as strategy consultant and Business Development executive to several FIs and G-SIBs including Citi and JPMC. As a BDM for Cognizant, he managed a revenue pipeline to grow the BFS portfolio to $300M from $250M. For 2 years, he also served as the Executive Assistant to the Chief Data Officer on several Data Strategy & Transformation initiatives. He is also passionate about ESG advocacy and seeks to pivot his career into Climate Risk and Sustainability Reporting. He is a results-driven leader with a comprehensive understanding of sustainable business practices, data products, data provider landscape (e.g., Refinitiv, MSCI, Sustainalytics, Arabesque S-Ray, Bloomberg, and S&P TruCost), ESG frameworks, policies, and programs such as the United Nations SDGs, GRI, SASB, ISSB, SFDR, TCFD, CDP and the upcoming US SEC Climate Disclosure Rules. He is an active member of ABA, PRMIA, ISACA, RMA, GARP and Tie Silicon Valley and certified in APRM, ORM, CGEIT, CRISC, Climate Risk. He is a certified Board candidate on Boardlist and serves on Advisory Boards of startups. He is also an Angel Investor with a portfolio of Fintech, EdTech and ClimateTech investments. He is also an amateur vocalist and an adventure junkie. He has been to all corners of the little blue planet except Antarctica and hopes to create lifelong memories with his beautiful wife and little princess. He is a proud alumnus of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and College of Engineering, Guindy Reach out to him at monsieur.anand@gmail.com for anything related to startups and entrepreneurship, business, risk, marketing, strategy, etc.