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Jikin Shah

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RBC Global CTO and Senior Vice President, Tech Infrastructure at RBC
📍 New York City Metropolitan Area, United States

Jikin Shah is the Global CTO and SVP of Tech Infrastructure at RBC, leading a 2,400-person team with a $1.1B operating plan. A graduate of Rutgers Business School, he drives technology strategy via innovation in cloud and AI. Colleagues describe him as a results-driven leader focused on people and process.

He is a passionate advocate for corporate culture, championing diversity and inclusion through events like the RBC Tech+Ops Diversity Festival. Jikin is also dedicated to mentoring the next generation, personally welcoming and sharing career insights with students in RBCs early talent programs.

He shared a key principle at a Fortune summit: "Don’t do tech just for the sake of tech."

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Experience
28 Years
Current Role
RBC Global CTO and Senior Vice President, Tech Infrastructure
Job Level
Leadership
Location
New York City Metropolitan Area, United States
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Responsible AI
He speaks publicly about leading business outcomes with responsible AI, emphasizing a practical, problem-solving approach over implementing technology for its own sake.
Upskilling Talent
Champions 'UDay,' RBC's annual upskilling event, and is personally involved in mentoring and developing early-career talent within his technology infrastructure group.
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Career

Work history

12-2020
RBC Global CTO and Senior Vice President, Tech Infrastructure
RBC
9-2019 - 12-2020
Vice President, Architecture, Innovation and Cloud
RBC
9-2018 - 9-2019
SVP, Head of Financial Crime and Compliance Technology
SunTrust
10-2017 - 9-2018
SVP, Head of Enterprise Transactions Operations Technology | Core Banking & Payment Technology
SunTrust
9-2013 - 12-2015
SVP - Consumer Banking Technology | Branch, ATM, IVR and Call Center Technology
SunTrust
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Education
3-2024 - 3-2024
HBS - Preparing to Be a Corporate Director
Harvard Business School Executive Education
2003 - 2007
MBA
Rutgers Business School
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