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Sarat Varanasi

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Insurance Product engineering, Platform, Data, Analytics and AI services at EXL
📍 Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, United States

Sarat Varanasi is a visionary senior executive with over 25 years of experience in financial services, currently leading Insurance Platforms, Analytics, and AI Services at EXL. He previously managed a $1. 8 billion practice with 32, 000 people at Cognizant. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Osmania University. People who have worked with him describe him as professional, diligent, and intelligent.

There is no publicly available information about Sarats personal life, hobbies, or interests outside of his professional work in the insurance and technology sectors. He is deeply engaged in industry discussions and thought leadership.

He has been instrumental in co-developing an Insurance-specific Large Language Model (LLM) with Nvidia for EXL.

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Experience
30 Years
Current Role
Insurance Product engineering, Platform, Data, Analytics and AI services
Location
Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, United States
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AI in Insurance
He frequently speaks on how AI, especially Generative AI, is reshaping insurance, from claims and underwriting to improving customer and agent experiences.
Digital Transformation
Passionate about helping clients transform operations through process optimization and digital technologies, viewing GenAI as a generational opportunity for reinvention.
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Career

Work history

7-2025
Insurance Product engineering, Platform, Data, Analytics and AI services
EXL
9-2024 - 6-2025
Global Insurance Data Analytics and AI Leader
EXL
10-2023 - 9-2024
Insurance Americas Business Unit Leader
Cognizant
10-2022 - 10-2023
P&C Insurance Business Unit leader, Leader mortgage lending
Cognizant
10-2020 - 10-2022
Strategic Business Unit Leader - Insurance
Cognizant
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Education
2019
AWS Cloud Practitioner
Amazon Web Services
Bachelor of Commerce
Osmania University
Fellow Cost Accountant Diploma
Institute of Cost and Work Accountants of India
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