Santosh Prajapati

Santosh Prajapati is a seasoned professional in analytics and data science, currently serving as Senior Vice President at Poonawalla Fincorp since May 2024. Prior to this, Santosh held the position of Head of Data Science at Mahindra Finance from November 2021 to July 2024, overseeing data engineering, business intelligence, analytics, and machine learning across multiple business units. Experience at Bajaj Finserv as Head of Business Intelligence & Data Science involved risk analytics and designing reporting governance platforms. Santosh has also contributed to companies such as Synechron, Tieto Software Technologies, Red Hat Technologies, iNautix Technologies, and SAAMA Technologies in various analytical leadership roles. Educational qualifications include a B.Sc. in Information Technology and a Master of Computer Applications from Mumbai University. Core competencies encompass MSBI, Tableau, PowerBI, QlikView, R, and Python.