Shekar Pannala

Shekar Pannala has a diverse and extensive work experience. Shekar is currently serving as the Chief Information Officer, Property & Casualty at The Hartford since March 2023. Prior to this, they worked at Chubb where they held multiple roles, including Global Chief Information Officer from January 2022 to February 2023, Global CIO, Co-Leader Technology from July 2020 to December 2021, and Chief Technology Officer & Global Digital CIO from December 2017 to June 2020.

Before Chubb, Shekar Pannala served as the Chief Technology Officer at S&P Global Ratings (formerly Standard & Poor's) from June 2016 to December 2017. Shekar also worked at BNY Mellon as the Executive Vice President - CIO from May 2011 to March 2016. Within BNY Mellon, they held other positions such as Managing Director - Enterprise eCommerce from January 2009 to May 2011, and Managing Director - IT Asset Servicing from April 2006 to January 2009.

Shekar Pannala joined State Street in 1995 and held several roles during their time there. Shekar was a Sr. Vice President from September 2003 to April 2006, a Vice President from March 2001 to September 2003, an AVP from May 1997 to February 2001, and an Officer from December 1995 to April 1997.

Shekar'searly career included working as a Consultant at IBM from June 1994 to December 1995, and as a Sr Programmer Analyst at Silverline Corporation from August 1992 to June 1994.

Shekar Pannala holds a B.tech degree in Electronics & Communications from Acharya Nagarjuna University, which they obtained from 1988 to 1992. Following this, they pursued a Certificate in Software Technology from the National Center for Software Technology (NCST) between 1992 and 1994. In 2010, Shekar attended The Wharton School, where they completed the Advanced Management Program (AMP).