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Bala Viswanath

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Chief Technology Officer, Identity and Fraud Prevention Business Unit at Experian
📍 London, England, United Kingdom

Bala is a Data and AI leader with a 25-year career focused on delivering business outcomes through technology and innovation. He holds an MBA from Imperial College London and specializes in fighting financial crime. Colleagues describe him as a "true professional" with strong "people management skills" and "technical dexterity."

Bala is deeply interested in the sustainable growth of Generative AI, questioning the environmental costs of its rapid advancement. He actively shares articles and completes certifications on responsible AI, indicating a focus on ethical technology development.

He once led the creation of a unique identifier for every customer of a major bank by integrating data from 12 different master systems.

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Experience
21 Years
Current Role
Chief Technology Officer, Identity and Fraud Prevention Business Unit
Job Level
Leadership
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
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Responsible AI
He has completed courses on AI Governance and Leading Responsible AI, and publicly questions the environmental costs associated with the rapid growth of Generative AI.
Financial Crime Prevention
His professional focus is on delivering scalable technology to prevent, detect, and disrupt financial crime and fraud, aiming to protect vulnerable people in society.
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Career

Work history

4-2026
Chief Technology Officer, Identity and Fraud Prevention Business Unit
Experian
8-2024 - 4-2026
Engineering Lead, Economic Crime Prevention Platform
Lloyds Banking Group
11-2023 - 7-2024
Director, Data Strategy and Transformation
NatWest Group
11-2022 - 10-2023
Director, Customer Data and Knowledge Graph Platform
NatWest Group
8-2020 - 10-2022
Director, Data Management, Data Engineering and APIs
NatWest Group
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Education
10-2006 - 2-2008
Master of Business Administration - MBA
Imperial College London
8-2023 - 1-2024
Leadership with AI
Indian School of Business
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