Summary
Ratan Kumar is a seasoned technology leader with 13 years of experience building resilient systems for Indian capital markets, currently serving as CTO at Zerodha Fund House after a prior role as their CISO. He has deep fintech domain expertise from progressive engineering and leadership roles at smallcase and Tracxn, combining hands-on product engineering with security and platform stewardship. Known for shipping large-scale, data-driven systems and earlier work scraping and structuring web data, he blends pragmatic architecture with strong operational discipline. Based in Bengaluru, he excels at turning regulatory and performance constraints into robust, auditable solutions that scale. His background in computer science from Cochin University underpins a career that spans core engineering, security, and executive technology strategy.
13 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
XI & XII High School/Secondary Certificate Programs, XI & XII High School/Secondary Certificate Programs at Kendriya Vidyalaya R K Puram Sec IV
Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan
B. Tech Computer Science & Engineering, B. Tech Computer Science & Engineering at Cochin University of Science and Technology