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Suresh Venkateswaran

Captain · DISC type DS
Product, Technology & Partnerships - Fintech, Telco at 📈 NeoFin Growth Ventures
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Suresh Venkateswaran is a product and industry thought leader specializing in driving growth across FinTech, Payments, and Digital Commerce. With an MBA from Pepperdine Graziadio Business School, he has held senior roles at Verizon and now advises companies on product and partnership strategy. Colleagues often describe him as strategic, technical, insightful, and a great collaborator.

He is passionate about innovation and actively engages with the startup ecosystem, providing mentorship and strategic consulting to early-stage ventures. He frequently participates in industry conferences as a speaker and expert, sharing his insights with students, founders, and fellow professionals, particularly on the evolution of financial services and technology.

Unique fact: Suresh is a co-inventor on multiple patents, including a "PLATFORM FOR MANAGING ACTIVITIES" developed during his tenure at Verizon.

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Experience
21 Years
Current Role
Product, Technology & Partnerships - Fintech, Telco
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Suresh shows up

Dynamic But Sincere
Planner & Achiever
Consummate Professional

Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them. They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together. They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily.

Priorities

Topics Suresh cares about

Embedded Finance
He actively posts, speaks, and consults on how industries can leverage embedded finance, focusing on strategic partnerships for credit unions and BaaS providers.
Fintech & AI
Attends and speaks at events focused on AI use cases in fintech, particularly for managing fraud, KYC, identity, and improving customer service.
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Career

Work history

2023
Product, Technology & Partnerships - Fintech, Telco
📈 NeoFin Growth Ventures
2024
Industry Expert
GLG
2017 - 2024
Head of Product & Engineering - Financial Services
Verizon
2015 - 2017
Head of New Product Innovation
Verizon Labs
2014 - 2016
Principal - Product & Technology Advisory
LeanFoundry
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
MBA
Pepperdine Graziadio Business School
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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