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Gaurav Sharma

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Partner - Head of Financial Services at Fractal
📍 New York, New York, United States

Gaurav Sharma is a senior leader at Fractal, heading the Financial Services practice with full P&L responsibility. He focuses on delivering AI and analytics solutions for banking institutions, drawing on his MBA from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business. Colleagues describe him as patient, collaborative, and strategic.

He has a strong interest in the evolution of Generative AI, believing its era of proofs of concept is over and the focus must now be on scalable, accountable execution.

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Experience
23 Years
Current Role
Partner - Head of Financial Services
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
New York, New York, United States
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AI in Finance
Leads Fractal's financial services practice, focusing on shaping and delivering AI, data, and analytics solutions for banking and financial institutions.
Scalable Execution
He recently noted that for GenAI, the "mandate is now scalable, accountable execution," indicating a focus on practical, impactful implementation over experimentation.
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Career

Work history

2-2023
Partner - Head of Financial Services
Fractal
8-2019 - 2-2023
Head of Sales Operations & Analytics, B2B
Wayfair
7-2017 - 8-2019
Senior Director - Strategy and Operations
The Advisory Board Company
2011 - 2017
Sr. Manager - Retail SMB Commercial Banking
Capital One
2009 - 2011
Business Development
Renmatix
In the press

Media appearances

AI: The New Teller – Gaurav Sharma on GenAI in Banking. Featured in Fractal Analytics (ai:sight)
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Education
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
University of Virginia Darden School of Business
B.Tech
Indian Institute of Technology, Varanasi
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