Bala Thyagarajan

Bala Thyagarajan is an experienced finance systems leader with a proven track record in finance transformation and project governance, holding senior roles at Confluent and Cloudera. In the position of Senior Director and Finance Systems Leader at Confluent from April 2020 to August 2024, Bala facilitated finance transformation initiatives and project governance. Prior roles include Director of Business Systems at Confluent and Senior Manager of Business Systems at Cloudera, where emphasis was placed on governance and project management. Earlier career experiences at NetApp, Information Builders, and Cisco Systems included project management and business intelligence consulting. Bala holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of California, Davis, with a focus on Business Administration and Technology Management & Analytics.