My professional practice focuses on converting AI, data, and emerging technologies into durable enterprise value in regulated and capital-intensive settings.
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My academic background is grounded in understanding how complex systems evolve over time and how incentives, governance, and capital allocation shape long-term outcomes. These fundamentals inform my approach to AI and transformation not as isolated initiatives, but as structural shifts with lasting economic and organizational implications.
The engagements below reflect leadership at scale, where technology strategy shapes capital allocation, operating models, and long-term competitiveness.
Selected Practice:
My Six Strategic Episodes Across Two Past Decades
1. Enterprise AI; Data Platforms & Value Realization
My role:
Leading enterprise-scale AI and data platform strategy, advising C-suite stakeholders on architecture, operating models, and investment prioritization across cloud, analytics, and GenAI capabilities.
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What shifted:
Transformation efforts moved from fragmented experimentation to governed, scalable platforms that supported decision-making, automation, and long-term value creation.
4. COO Leadership: Operational Excellence, Back Office Transformation & E2E Process Digitalization
My role:
Served as COO/CFO and Deputy Head of Operations, overseeing IT, Operations, Finance, Treasury, and ALM, with direct responsibility for digitalization, process optimization, shared services and integration execution and governance re-design.
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What shifted:
OPEX reduced, service resilience strengthened, and digital foundations established to enable scalable, compliant growth, while automation increased STP rates across various Teams and improved performance transparency through KPI-driven management.
2. AI Adoption & Responsible Deployment - Enterprise Scale
My role:
Shaping AI strategies and governance frameworks, aligning innovation velocity with ethical AI principles, risk management, and enterprise compliance requirements.
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What shifted:
AI initiatives transitioned from opportunistic pilots to institutionally trusted capabilities embedded within core business processes.
5. Customer 360 & Data-Driven Revenue Enablement in Global Banking
My role:
Led the design and rollout of Customer 360 and data-driven customer engagement platforms across 13 markets, managing multi-team delivery within an agile Tribe model.
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What shifted:
Customer intelligence evolved from siloed reporting into an enterprise capability enabling personalized journeys, AI-driven engagement, and revenue growth.
3. Strategic Advisory Across Sectors (Banking, Insurance, Manufacturing, Construction)
My role:
Acted as a trusted strategic advisor to senior leadership, identifying early signals of change and shaping technology-enabled transformation strategies aligned with business priorities and investment logic.
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What shifted:
Leaders gained a clearer line of sight between technology choices, capital allocation, and enterprise value, enabling more disciplined transformation decisions across sectors.
6. Strategic Program Leadership & Capital Discipline
My role:
Headed PMOs and multiple strategic transformation programs across different entities, assessing maturity, redesigning governance models, and aligning project portfolios with strategic and financial priorities.
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What shifted:
Transformation portfolios moved from activity-based execution to outcome-oriented investment governance, improving capital allocation and delivery discipline.
Academic Foundations & Systems Thinking
PhD, Development Economics
Focus: institutional dynamics, long-term growth, and systemic risk
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Research focused on how structural and energy transitions shape long-term economic growth.
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Trained in analyzing complex systems where policy, capital allocation, and incentives interact over time.
MSc, Sustainability, Entrepreneurship & Technology (with Honors)​
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A practice-driven MSc focused on applying technology, entrepreneurial thinking, and sustainability frameworks to complex, real-world challenges, reinforcing an execution-oriented approach to innovation, governance, and long-term value creation.
Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Economics & Risk
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Graduate and undergraduate studies focused on macroeconomics, risk valuation, and systemic responses to financial crises.