Bala Venkatesan
Director - CIB Markets Technology at Barclays Corporate & Investment Bank
Maryland, United States
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Top SchoolBala Venkatesan is a customer-focused, hands-on engineering executive with over two decades of experience and 11 years in senior leadership, currently directing CIB Markets Technology at Barclays. He has a track record of driving digital transformation and platform modernization—raising availability to nearly 100%, enabling large-scale integrations for billions of customers, and delivering multi-million-dollar initiatives. Known for quickly assessing organizational needs, attracting talent, and reducing complexity, he also cut support calls by 50% through process efficiency and automation. Bala pairs technical depth in cloud, microservices, event-driven systems and emerging tech (AI/ML, blockchain, RPA) with strategic portfolio and governance skills honed at Marriott and Overture. His background combines an MS in Technology Management, Wharton executive development, and data analytics training, reflecting a blend of business-savvy and technical leadership.
11 years of coding experience
26 years of employment as a software developer
Executive Development Program (EDP) Mangement, Executive Development Program (EDP) Mangement at The Wharton SchoolMasters Technology Management, Masters Technology Management at University of Maryland Global CampusBS Computer Science, BS Computer Science at Sathyabama UniversityProfessional Certification Data Analytics, Professional Certification Data Analytics at Georgetown UniversityHigh School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates, High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates at Don Bosco, Egmore
Github Skills (7)
visualizer10
anaconda10
visualization8
machine-learning8
matplotlib8
scikit-learn8
python8
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (4)
OSHADataDoor/OshaBokeh
Mar 2015 - Mar 2015
Contributions:4 commits, 3 pushes in 1 day
balavenkatesan/yellowbrick
Mar 2017 - Mar 2017
Contributions:3 pushes in 6 days
parameter-tuningvisual-analysismodel-selectionmachine-learningparameter
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