Our Advisory Board

Senior leaders in cyber security, fintech and GRC guiding our growth.

Practice

Cyber Security

Security strategy, AI governance and application security — keeping the platform grounded in what security leaders actually face.

Dr. Chidhanandham Arunachalam

Dr. Chidhanandham Arunachalam

Advisory Board MemberChief Information Security Officer, Sumeru Solutions

Cybersecurity leader with more than a decade across security, technology and managed IT services, currently Chief Information Security Officer at Sumeru Solutions. Work spans AI governance, risk and vulnerability management, and connecting regulatory requirements to the controls and evidence that demonstrate them.

Hosts CISOverse, a roundtable series bringing security leaders together on application security in the AI era, and writes and speaks regularly on cybersecurity and responsible AI.

  • AI Governance
  • Application Security
  • Risk & Vulnerability Management
  • CISO Leadership

Practice

Fintech

Banking and payments strategy, digital transformation and market expansion — how financial institutions adopt, buy and scale technology.

Sendhil Kumar

Sendhil Kumar

Advisory Board MemberChief Executive Officer, TechMonk — Africa

Brings over two decades of experience leading strategic initiatives in business growth and digital transformation. Expertise spans organisational growth, C-level management and innovation-driven strategies, working with teams to deliver transformative technologies to the African market.

“African banks are poised for their biggest reclaim on their Merchants Service Delivery Ecosystem.”

  • Digital Transformation
  • Business Growth
  • C-Level Strategy
  • African Markets

Practice

GRC

Governance, risk and compliance practice — regulatory alignment, control frameworks and audit readiness.

Anand Bhat

Anand Bhat

Advisory Board MemberHead of Operational Risk, IDFC FIRST Bank

Anand Bhat brings over 27 years of banking experience, with deep expertise in operational risk management. He currently heads Operational Risk for Retail Banking and Shared Services at IDFC FIRST Bank, where he oversees risk identification, assessment and mitigation across the bank’s retail and support units. Before this, he was Segment Head – Operational Risk at YES Bank. He also spent 25 years at HDFC Bank, starting out leading clearing, ECS and electronic funds transfer operations and later becoming Vertical Head – Operational Risk.

  • Operational Risk
  • Retail Banking
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • PRMIA ORM Certified
  • IIM Nagpur Alumnus

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