Lavanya Arava

Lavanya Arava is a legal professional with extensive experience in the financial services sector, currently serving as the State Head - Legal for Hiranandani Financial Services since October 2023, overseeing legal matters in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Prior to this role, Lavanya held positions as Senior Legal Manager and Legal Manager at Kinara Capital from June 2021 to September 2023. Lavanya gained foundational legal experience as an Advocate at the Visakhapatnam district court from December 2018 until June 2021. An early career included work as a Freelance Writer at TopTenz.net and a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer at HSBC. Lavanya started in technology as a Senior Software Engineer at Tech Mahindra. Lavanya holds an LLB from Andhra University, a Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, and a Diploma in Computer Science from the State Board of Technical Education and Training, complemented by an SSC from Visvodaya School.