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Gagan Puranik

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VP, Global Head of IT Labor & Services at Prudential Financial
📍 Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States

Gagan Puranik is a versatile technology and procurement executive with leadership experience at Prudential, Verizon, and AIG. An alumnus of Harvard Business School, he specializes in driving digital innovation, strategic transformation, and large-scale procurement initiatives across the financial services, telecommunications, and technology sectors.

His professional interests include leveraging advanced technologies for business analytics and operational efficiency. He holds certifications in strategic marketing and artificial intelligence, reflecting a commitment to continuous learning in emerging fields and applying innovative strategies to solve complex business challenges.

Unique fact: Gagan is a winner of the Harvard Alumni Challenge and a recipient of Verizons Credo award for his outstanding performance in their innovation program.

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Experience
30 Years
Current Role
VP, Global Head of IT Labor & Services
Job Level
Senior
Location
Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States
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Strategic Procurement
He has led global procurement operations at major financial firms, focusing on contingent labor management, cost optimization, and leveraging technologies like SAP Ariba and Fieldglass.
Corporate Innovation
As Chief Strategy Officer at Go!Foton, he initiated a new IoT product line, and at Verizon, he received an award for his work on their innovation program.
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Career

Work history

1-2025
VP, Global Head of IT Labor & Services
Prudential Financial
9-2022 - 1-2025
VP, Head of Contingent Labor, Procurement Operations, & Service Delivery
Corebridge Financial
8-2019 - 1-2025
SAP Financial Services Customer Council Member (for AIG & Corebridge Financial)
SAP
8-2019 - 9-2022
VP, Global Head of Business Analytics & Technology
AIG
1-2019 - 8-2019
Chief Strategy Officer (CSO)
Go!Foton
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Education
2016 - 2018
General Management - Executive MBA Alternative (Program for Leadership Development - PLD)
Harvard Business School
1999 - 2001
Master of Business Administration - MBA
Belhaven University
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