About

Girish Sundaram is a seasoned professional with over 23 years of experience in the field of Data Analytics, Solution Architecture, Cloud, Big Data, and AI. He currently serves as the Senior Principal Director of Intelligent Engineering Services at Accenture Consulting, where he is responsible for creating enterprise-wide data and analytics/AI-based solutions and driving business transformations with various C-suite executives. Girish is a go-to-market strategic technical leader with a proven track record of achieving management buy-in on alternate approaches by positively influencing stakeholders. He has spearheaded the development of 20+ analytics proposals for iconic brands in banking, asset management, government agencies, FMCG, and retail, achieving a win-rate of over 80%. In his previous roles, Girish served as the Head of AI and Analytics for Standard Chartered, where he championed customer analytics and built the understanding of huge audiences across different geographies in the retail business to adopt a customer-centric view. He also worked as the Go-To Market Lead and Chief Architect for Advanced Analytics at Avanade, where he collaborated with senior/C-level client executives and assisted clients in defining their Data Analytics/AI Strategy, Transformation Initiatives, Investments, and Operating Models. Girish has a strong educational background, with a PhD in Computer and Information Sciences from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, a Master of Science in Data Analytics from Boston University, and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Pune. He is proficient in various technologies such as Data Engineering, Big Data, AI, Spark, ML, DevOps, AWS, Azure, and Microservices. Girish is a strategic thinker and a problem solver who has a passion for creating value for businesses through data-driven solutions. He has a proven track record of delivering successful projects and has achieved notable achievements such as developing two data analytics-based performance improvement assets, designing IBOR and MDM Analytics Solution architecture for one of the world's largest sovereign wealth management companies, and leading the retail analytics transformation solution for a leading global bank.