Shripad Keni

Shripad Keni has a wealth of experience in the finance and technology industries. Shripad began their career in 1996 as Technology Manager at Bank Internasional Indonesia, where they were responsible for starting the Information Technology department of the bank in India. Shripad then moved to ABN Amro Bank Asia Pacific in 1997 as Asst Vice President Regional MIS Projects, where they were accountable for enabling regional financial and MIS delivery by the application of Data warehousing technologies in Asia Pacific. In 2001, Shripad Keni became Head of Operations, Global Client and Consolidated MIS at ABN AMRO Bank, Global Office, Amsterdam, where they managed the entire function on management information consolidation, reporting and related internal processes globally for 58 countries. In 2003, they returned to ABN Amro Bank Asia Pacific as Vice President Regional Finance, APAC office, and then in 2004 they moved to ABN Amro Bank as Vice President, Business Project Management, WCS Finance (Global). In 2005, Shripad Keni joined SAP as Business Consulting - Asia Pacific Lead ERP (Banking). Shripad then moved to Emirates NBD in 2006 as Group Head - Finance Information Systems, Shared Services & Data Warehousing Services. In 2011, they became Managing Partner at Celadon FZC, providing consulting and advisory services to corporate clients. In 2013, they co-founded StraitsBridge, and in 2017 they co-founded finbots.AI, where they currently serve as Co-Founder & CTO.

Shripad Keni began their educational journey in 1984 when they graduated from the University of Mumbai with a Bachelor of Science in Physics. Shripad then attended the National Institute of Information Technology, where they obtained a Post Grad Honours in Systems Management between 1988 and 1990. In 1999, they completed a Masters in Business Administration from Nanyang Business School, specializing in Technology Management. Finally, in 2008, they earned a Diploma in Business Leadership from Duke University.