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10 Citi engineering leaders
These ten current and former Citi engineering leaders, including Citi's CTO from 2019 to 2024, hold or have held managing director, head of engineering and director-level engineering and architecture roles at Citi. A reader can learn how engineering leaders lead technology organizations in banking businesses.
Professionals to explore
01—10Ashar Khan
LinkedInExperience: Head of Engineering & Data Services - Prime Services Technology · Citi
Head of Engineering & Data Services - Prime Services Technology at Citi since 2022, a role the profile says is responsible for the technology blueprint of Prime Services Tech. Former Director - Global Head - Futures & OTC Middle Office Trade Processing and Clearing Technology at Citi (2015–2021).
Chandra Sekhar Thallam
LinkedInExperience: Director, Head of Engineering and Architecture, Operations Technology · Citi
Director, Head of Engineering and Architecture, Operations Technology at Citi since 2024. The profile headline places the role in Citi Operations Technology, and a highlight mentions Salesforce CRM platform management, cloud integrations and deployment strategies.
Jim Adams
LinkedInExperience: Chief Technology Officer · Citi
Former Chief Technology Officer of Citi (2019–2024); the profile says the role was hired as Group CTO to establish the technology strategies, governance model and organizational structure needed to deliver the firm's transformation objectives. Former Managing Director, Engineering and Architecture Services at JPMorganChase (2018–2019).
Julian Tite
LinkedInExperience: Citi Engineering & Architecture Head · Citi
Citi Engineering & Architecture Head since 2024; the profile says the work at Citi has included global voice transformation, the creation of Citi's multimedia SIP Core and Global Dial Plan, and driving the introduction of firmwide AI solutions. Former Enterprise Voice Service Head (2021–2023) and Citi Global Voice Engineering Manager (2010–2021) at Citi.
Murali Narasimman
LinkedInExperience: Global Head of Engineering - Digital, Data Analytics and AI · Citi
Global Head of Engineering - Digital, Data Analytics and AI at Citi since 2022, in the engineering and technical department at head level. Former Head of Mobile, Web, and Digital Analytics at Barclays (2019–2022) and Head of Digital Engineering - Personal Lines at The Hartford (2016–2018).
Rahul Vyas
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director, Head of Product and Engineering · Citi
Managing Director, Head of Product and Engineering at Citi since June 2026, a role the profile headline describes as Global Head of Product and Engineering covering fintech, platforms, data and applied AI and ML. Former Director Software Engineering (2025–2026) and Senior Manager Software Engineering (2021–2025) at PayPal.
Rick Lawton
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director Engineering Excellence Transformation and Architecture · Citi
Managing Director Engineering Excellence Transformation and Architecture at Citi since 2024, in the engineering and technical department. Former Managing Director Digital Wealth and Service (2022–2024) and North America Cards Digital Director (2015–2022) at Citi.
Srinivas Murthy
LinkedInExperience: Director Head of Platform Engineering APAC & EMEA Consumer Banking and Global Wealth · Citi
Former Director Head of Platform Engineering APAC & EMEA Consumer Banking and Global Wealth at Citi (2020–2025). Other Citi roles listed are Director Head of Product Engineering and FinTech, APAC & EMEA Consumer Banking (2017–2020) and SVP Head of Engineering & Digital Transformation, APAC & EMEA Consumer Banking (2013–2017).
Steven Readett
LinkedInExperience: Head of Engineering and Architecture for Finance, Markets and Credit Risk Tech - Managing Director · Citi
Head of Engineering and Architecture for Finance, Markets and Credit Risk Tech - Managing Director at Citi since December 2024; the profile headline adds Tech Fellow. Former Head of Engineering - Risk and Analytics Platform - Director at Citi (2018–2024) and Rates Risk Co-head and Real-time Risk Lead - SVP at Citi (2017–2018).
Vaidyanathan Balasubramanian
LinkedInExperience: Director, Global Head of Architecture, Quality Assurance and Engineering, Issuers Tech · Citi
Director, Global Head of Architecture, Quality Assurance and Engineering, Issuers Tech at Citi since 2025. Former Director, Head, Transformation Engineering at Citi (2024–2025), a role the profile says covered architecture, engineering and quality management for a large multi-year transformation project. Former Director Software Engineering, Cyber Engineering at Capital One (2019–2022).
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- 01How does a global bank set engineering standards and architecture across many business lines?
- 02What does it take to modernize a core banking platform without disrupting daily operations?
- 03How do bank engineering teams introduce AI tools while meeting regulatory and risk requirements?
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