Suryanarayana Ambatipudi

Suryanarayana Ambatipudi has extensive work experience in the field of data science and analytics. Suryanarayana is currently serving as the Head of Data Science at Tide since December 2021. Prior to this, they worked at DBS Bank from March 2019 to November 2021, holding the position of Vice President & Head, DataFirst | DAH2. In this role, they led and nurtured a team of data scientists, data engineers, and data analysts to deliver value from data and reduce time to value by creating reusable assets and implementing AI and machine learning protocols.

Before joining DBS Bank, Suryanarayana worked at Flex, where they held two roles. From March 2018 to March 2019, they served as Senior Manager, Data Science, responsible for driving advanced analytics and data science practices. Suryanarayana mentored and guided a team of talented data scientists to deliver analytics solutions using techniques such as machine learning, predictive modeling, optimization, and simulation. From February 2016 to February 2018, they served as Senior Manager -Advanced Analytics, working with internal customers from various departments to solve business problems through predictive modeling, prescriptive analytics, and cognitive solutions.

Suryanarayana Ambatipudi also has experience as a Consulting Faculty - Business Analytics at Times Centre for Learning Ltd. from July 2017 to March 2019. Additionally, they have worked at ADP for a significant period. From September 2015 to February 2016, they served as an Executive Manager, leading teams responsible for implementing and supporting US clients in the National Accounts Implementation & Field Support. Suryanarayana also held the position of Senior Manager from October 2011 to August 2015, where they led teams focused on developing custom interfaces and upgrading HR/PR enterprise platforms. Suryanarayana initially joined ADP as a Manager in April 2008 and worked on various functionalities for the Goldman Sachs Outsource Development group.

Furthermore, Suryanarayana started their career at Broadridge as a Developer in 2000.

Suryanarayana Ambatipudi's education history is as follows:

From 2014 to 2015, Suryanarayana attended the Indian School of Business, where they pursued a Program in Business Analytics and obtained a degree in Business Analytics.

Between 2010 and 2014, they studied at the Symbiosis Center For Distance Learning and earned a Post Graduate Diploma in Operations Management.

In 2008, they briefly attended the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore and participated in the GMITE program, focusing on General Management.

Suryanarayana pursued their M.Tech in Computer Science from the University of Hyderabad from 1998 to 1999.

From 1994 to 1998, they attended Osmania University, where they earned a B.E in Electrical and Electronics Engineering.

In addition to their formal education, Suryanarayana has obtained several certifications throughout their career. These include the Independent Director Online Proficiency Self-Assessment from the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs in July 2023, the INSEAD FinTech Programme from INSEAD in January 2022, the AWS Certified Machine Learning – Specialty from Amazon Web Services (AWS) in August 2021, the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner from Amazon Web Services (AWS) in July 2021, and the Bayesian Statistics: From Concept to Data Analysis, Mathematics for Machine Learning: Multivariate Calculus, Mathematics for Machine Learning: Linear Algebra, Python for Data Science and AI, Guided Tour of Machine Learning in Finance, Data Manipulation at Scale: Systems and Algorithms, Neural Networks for Machine Learning, and Machine Learning courses from Coursera. Additionally, they obtained the SAS Certified Predictive Modeler Using SAS Enterprise Miner 7 certification from SAS in July 2015 and the PMP certification from PMI in May 2009.