10 TIAA engineering leaders
Anil Navani, Sr. Director, Head Of Mobile Engineering, heads a list of TIAA engineering leaders whose work spans digital and full stack engineering, data engineering, DevOps and platform engineering. A reader can learn how engineering leaders work at TIAA from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Brandon Spencer
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Enterprise Data Movement Engineering · TIAA
Brandon Spencer has been Senior Director, Enterprise Data Movement Engineering at TIAA since September 2019 and was Director, Enterprise Data Movement Delivery at TIAA from 2016 to 2019. Brandon Spencer was Manager, Data Integration Engineering at TIAA from 2013 to 2016, Senior Technical Lead at TIAA from 2011 to 2013 and Integration Architect at Michelin from 2009 to 2011.
Kishore Nadendla
LinkedInExperience: Director, Senior Lead Engineering Manager - DevX and AI infrastructure platforms · TIAA
Kishore Nadendla has been Director, Senior Lead Engineering Manager - DevX and AI infrastructure platforms at TIAA since February 2026 and was Sr Lead Engineering Manager - Platform Engineering,DevX at TIAA from 2022 to 2026. Kishore Nadendla was Project Lead - TAG Security - Cloud Native - ZeroTrust at the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) from 2022 to 2024 and Associate Director of Engineering at Cognizant from 2016 to 2022.
Parul Kholia
LinkedInExperience: Director, Data Engineering & Analytics · TIAA
Parul Kholia has been Director, Data Engineering & Analytics at TIAA since March 2026 and was Senior Manager, Data Engineering and Analytics at TIAA from 2023 to 2026. Parul Kholia was Manager, Data Engineering and Analytics at TIAA from 2022 to 2023, Sr. Analyst, Data Engineering and Analytics at TIAA from 2020 to 2022 and Sr. Analyst, Financial Strategy and Analytics at EverBank from 2018 to 2020.
Piotr Czarnecki
LinkedInExperience: Director of Software Engineering · TIAA
Piotr Czarnecki has been Director of Software Engineering at TIAA since August 2021. Piotr Czarnecki was Distinguished Engineer - Solution Architecture - Director at Capital One from 2020 to 2021, Director Enterprise Application and Business Architecture at Transamerica from 2019 to 2020 and Director of IT Architecture - Individual Products - Life and Annunity Systems at Transamerica from 2018 to 2019.
Rudra M.
LinkedInExperience: Director Application Development · TIAA
Rudra M. has been Director Application Development at TIAA since March 2024, with the role in Pune District, and was Associate Director at TIAA from 2020 to 2024. Rudra M. was Senior Associate at TIAA from 2018 to 2020, Senior Associate at J.P. Morgan from 2015 to 2018 and Senior Oracle Consultant at Oakton from 2012 to 2015.
Sanjay Kulkarni
LinkedInExperience: Director, Head Of DevOps Engineering & Pre-Production Suport · TIAA
Sanjay Kulkarni has been Director, Head Of DevOps Engineering & Pre-Production Suport at TIAA since February 2020 and lists Sr. Engineering Manager, DevOps Engineering & Support at TIAA from 2019. Sanjay Kulkarni was Engineering Manager, DevOps Support at TIAA from 2013 to 2016 and VicePresident/Technology Manager - Global Server Operations at JPMorganChase from 2010 to 2013.
Shekhar Patel
LinkedInExperience: Director | Full Stack Development · TIAA
Shekhar Patel has been Director | Full Stack Development at TIAA since March 2023, with a headline naming TIAA Global Capabilities in Pune, and was Associate Director | Lead Software Developer at TIAA from 2020 to 2023. Shekhar Patel was Senior Associate | Specialist Software Development at TIAA from 2017 to 2020 and Staff Specialist Product Developer at BMC Software from 2015 to 2017.
Usha Govindasamy
LinkedInExperience: Director, Data Engineering, Chief Data & AI Office · TIAA
Usha Govindasamy has been Director, Data Engineering, Chief Data & AI Office at TIAA since July 2023 and was Lead Development Manager - Chief Data & AI Office at TIAA from 2022 to 2023. Usha Govindasamy was Senior Technical Lead, CDO at TIAA from 2021 to 2022, Technical Lead, CDO at TIAA from 2018 to 2021 and Lead Developer - Info Tech Strategy & Architecture at TIAA from 2014 to 2018.
Venkat Nagarapu
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, B2B Digital Engineering · TIAA
Venkat Nagarapu has been Senior Director, B2B Digital Engineering at TIAA since November 2023. Venkat Nagarapu was SVP- Head of Digital Engineering at Comerica Bank from 2022 to 2023, Director, Digital & Technology at CBRE from 2020 to 2022 and Sr. Digital & Technology Manager at CBRE from 2017 to 2020.
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Pick the person whose own engineering area is closest to your question, since mobile and digital engineering, application and full stack development, data engineering, DevOps and developer platforms each give a different view. Check the dates on each role to see how current the experience is.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What took most of your time in your engineering role, and how did you decide what to handle yourself?
- 02How did you decide which platform or software work to do first when several teams needed it?
- 03What did you learn in earlier roles that changed how you lead engineering teams?
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