Venkat Vajipey

Venkat Vajipey currently serves as the Global Head of Digital Platforms at HSBC, leading the digital technology strategy and execution for International Wealth and Premier Banking since January 2025. Prior to this role, Venkat Vajipey spent over two decades at Citi, where contributions included serving as Managing Director and Global Head of Client Platforms, managing technology strategy and execution for Citi's Client organization. Other notable roles included leading the execution of digital transformation strategies as Global Head of ICG Cross Product and Commercial Bank Technology, and expanding client initiatives as Global Head of ICG Cross Product Tech, where Venkat Vajipey established CitiVelocity as a top-rated markets analytics platform. Earlier positions involved managing client-facing capital markets technology, overseeing FX trading platform architectures, and developing key fixed income applications. Venkat Vajipey holds a Master's degree in Computer Science from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, earned between 1992 and 1994.