Venkat Varadachary

Venkat Varadachary is the former Executive Vice President for global information management and chief data & analytics officer for American Express. Varadachary spent 20 years at Amex where he was a member of the global management team and helped the company leverage data analytics to drive innovation, revenue growth, and efficiency in the areas of marketing, digital programs, loyalty, servicing, and risk. This included leading the transformation of Amex from using legacy platforms and analytics to a full big data and machine learning-based ecosystem. He also currently serves as a senior advisor at McKinsey & Company, and as an advisor to Pine Brook Partners, Kapitus, Node.io, Terbium Labs, Simon Data, and Augeo FI.