Global Head of Fincrime Compliance at Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. Have over 20 years of experience in banking, IT services and consulting. Specialize in KYC, Sanctions, AML, anti fraud and others. Worked with premier banks in NY, London, HK, Singapore, Frankfurt and Nordics. Industry thought leader, writer, speaker.

What makes you a Risky Woman?

I help financial institutions across the globe to assess their fincrime risks, controls, identify gaps and recommend compliance solutions around people, process and technology for mitigating such risks.

Name your top 3 achievements

1. Nominated for 2 international awards in 2021, results due in March '21 (by Themis and Waters Technology)
2. Interviewed by reputed journals, The Economist and Bloomberg
3. Invited to run my own column in the leading US journal Corporate Compliance Insights

What is the biggest risk you’ve taken in your career?

Moving from a cushy government bank job to IT services in the private sector, even while I had an academic background in Finance but none in IT.

What’s something most people don’t know about you?

I am an eternal optimist, have an extremely positive attitude, and try to get the best out of even difficult situations.

What is the best quality for successful leaders in Risk?

Ability to foresee and identify risks in advance, assess the impacts and plan for mitigations to minimise such impact much before they occur.