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Firdaus Bhathena

Enthusiast · DISC type i
Chief Technology Officer at FIS
📍 Greater Boston, United States

Firdaus Bhathena is the Chief Technology Officer at FIS, driving large-scale digital, business, and cultural transformations. His extensive career includes leadership roles as Enterprise Chief Digital Officer at CVS Health and General Manager at Noom, reflecting a deep expertise in both fintech and digital health. He holds Bachelors and Masters degrees from MIT.

He is passionate about leveraging technology and innovative business models to improve peoples lives globally. This mission-driven focus has been a consistent theme throughout his career, from co-founding startups to transforming digital experiences in healthcare and finance. He also serves on the Board of Trustees of Tufts Medicine.

Firdaus co-founded a consumer tech venture with the team that created Kayak. com and won the MIT $50K Entrepreneurship Competition.

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Experience
31 Years
Current Role
Chief Technology Officer
Location
Greater Boston, United States
Personality Overview

How Firdaus shows up

Consensus Focused
Amiable & Agreeable
Non-Confrontational

They are more about building relationships than just cutting deals. They agree with others often, so exercise caution when relying on their word. Unlike D or C types, they are convinced more by stories and testimonials.

Priorities

Topics Firdaus cares about

Fintech Innovation
As CTO of FIS, he is focused on digital transformation in financial services, recently discussing topics like AI adoption, cybersecurity, and embedded finance.
Digital Health Transformation
Led digital strategy at CVS Health after the Aetna acquisition and expanded Noom's healthcare channel, focusing on consumer-centric digital health platforms.
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Career

Work history

4-2023 - 3-2026
Chief Technology Officer
FIS
6-2021 - 4-2023
General Manager, Healthcare
Noom Inc.
11-2018 - 5-2021
Enterprise Chief Digital Officer
CVS Health
9-2016 - 11-2018
Chief Digital Officer
Aetna
1-2014 - 7-2016
EIR, Co-founder and CEO
Blade Network / Lineage Labs
In the press

Media appearances

Episode 18 – Firdaus Bhathena, Chief Technology Officer at FIS. Featured in Apple Podcasts
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Firdaus Bhathena, chief technology officer of FIS. Featured in The Fintech Times
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Education
1992 - 1993
Master of Science (M.S.)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1988 - 1992
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

Influence (I) reflects the degree to which a person prefers to work by influencing or persuading others. Those scoring high tend to be people oriented, motivated by social recognition and building relationships.

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