Kashif Riaz possesses extensive experience in the financial services and technology sectors, notably serving as Vice President of Architecture and Engineering at Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC, and as Director of Data Engineering at Securian Financial. Previously, Kashif held multiple roles at Thomson Reuters, including Director of Enterprise Architecture & Strategy, Enterprise Architect, Associate Architect, Lead Software Engineer, and Senior Software Engineer. Currently pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science at the University of Minnesota, Kashif also holds a Master's degree in Computer Science from the same institution.