Praveen Kesani

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SVP, Head of Enterprise Fraud, AML, Compliance and HR Operations, US Common Functions Technology at City National Bank

San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Overview

Praveen is the Head of Enterprise Fraud, AML, Compliance and Risk at City National Bank, leveraging over 20 years of experience in financial services technology. He excels in digital channels, payments, and risk mitigation, focusing on customer experience. Praveen holds an MS from NYU Polytechnic and a BS from Osmania University.

Outside of his professional life, Praveen is an engaging public speaker, sharing insights on automation and digital transformation at various conferences. He enjoys learning from diverse industry partners and exploring new technologies.

He holds a patent for a Computer-Based System for Product Initiation, focusing on commercial banking fulfillment.

Personality Overview

Candid & Clear

Risk-Taker

Impact-Driven

They respond well to strong and respectful communication.  They are very proud of what they do. More than the product, they care about the effectiveness of the product.

Topics They Care About

Fraud Mitigation
As Head of Enterprise Fraud, AML, Compliance and Risk at City National Bank, he provides strategic leadership for fraud strategy and risk remediation.
Digital Transformation
Praveen has delivered presentations on pragmatic approaches to setting up automation practices for digital transformation, especially in commercial banking.
Automation in Banking
He led panel discussions and shared insights on the challenges, successes, and learnings of automation in the banking sector at conferences like UIPath Forward5.

Media Appearances

Praveen has no verified media appearances

Work History

12-2025
SVP, Head of Enterprise Fraud, AML, Compliance and HR Operations, US Common Functions Technology at City National Bank
5-2024 - 12-2025
SVP, Head of Enterprise Fraud Management at City National Bank
1-2021 - 5-2024
Head of Transformation and Digitization, Technology Executive(CTO), Commercial and Corporate Banking at Wells Fargo
6-2014 - 12-2020
Head of Wholesale Digital Services, Wholesale Banking at Wells Fargo
5-2008 - 6-2014
Technology Manager, Channel Technologies, Global Treasury Solutions at Wells Fargo

Education

1992 - 1994
MS from New York University - Polytechnic School of Engineering
6-1988 - 6-1992
BS from Osmania University

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Insights For Selling To Praveen

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Hold your ground without indulging in one-upmanship
  • Objectively showcase the impact that your product creates
  • Make sure that you circle back fast on any action items, it wins their trust

DONT's

  • Do not hesitate from asking counter questions, just avoid challenging their authority
  • Don’t focus on process and rules, give the impression of being a ‘gets it done’ person
  • Don’t be in a rush to invite them for a social meet and greet

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Praveen is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Praveen

  • If they decide not to go ahead, they will say no without hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Praveen move?

  • They can take decisions very fast if you manage to convince them.
  • Can Praveen take some risk or not?

  • The risks don’t matter much to them.

You And Praveen

Personality Compatibility


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