Ravi Sarkar is the Enterprise CTO of Microsoft’s Financial Services unit. In this role, he leads the technology strategy and innovation, and oversees the architecture and engineering of business solutions across the cloud and AI product stack for the Capital Markets industry.
With over two decades of expertise in software development, AI, and data-driven systems on cloud in finance, Ravi is a recognized fintech leader and influencer. He has defined new product categories, driven hypergrowth, and architected some of the most complex money transaction systems for tier one banks.
Ravi is a recipient of the Microsoft Technology Solution Achievers award and a former winner of the IBM Champions Award for innovation and financial technology research. He is also included in the Rise Global FinTech Power 100 List.
Ravi frequently speaks at industry events and conferences. He actively advises early-stage startups as well as the enterprise CIO/CTO peer community in NYC. Additionally, he is a contributor and speaker for the Green Software Foundation, working to reduce global carbon emissions associated with software.