Avantika Sood

Avantika Sood has over a decade of experience in credit and risk management, currently serving as a Credit Approval Manager and Service Delivery Leader for Credit Underwriting at American Express since April 2015. In this role, Avantika leads a team of commercial underwriters, focusing on creditworthiness assessments through comprehensive analysis. Previously, Avantika held the position of Team Lead at American Express, where responsibilities included team establishment and stakeholder alignment. Prior to that, experience includes roles as a Lead Commercial Underwriter at Deloitte, where risk analysis and reporting were conducted, and as a Credit Analyst at HSBC HDPI, specializing in credit approval processes. Earlier career experience also includes a role as a Research Analyst at FactSet Research Systems, emphasizing report creation and quality assurance. Avantika's foundational education was completed at the Convent of Jesus & Mary.