VIVEK ZAKARDE, PMP® in

VIVEK ZAKARDE, PMP®

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Head- Data Strategy, AI & Privacy Officer (Data officer & DPO) at IndiaFirst Life
📍 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Vivek Zakarde is an award-winning digital transformation and innovation leader serving as Head of Data Strategy, AI & Privacy Officer at IndiaFirst Life. With extensive experience in data engineering, AI, and business intelligence, he has driven data-centric strategies at IDBI Bank and IndusInd Bank. He holds a B. E. from Delhi College of Engineering and a PMP certification. People who have worked with him describe him as focused, creative, and an inspiring mentor.

Viveks passion lies in building high-performance teams that leverage data to drive transformative improvements across products and services. He is a frequent speaker at technology and BFSI sector events, sharing his insights on AI, data analytics, and digital innovation.

He has been recognized as one of the top 100 Analytics leaders and Influencers in India.

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Experience
4 Years
Current Role
Head- Data Strategy, AI & Privacy Officer (Data officer & DPO)
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Personality Overview

How VIVEK shows up

Hard To Convince
Quality Focused
Fast But Analytical

They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there

Priorities

Topics VIVEK cares about

Data-driven Transformation
His stated passion is building teams that use data to improve products, services, and business processes, with a focus on digitization and AI adoption.
Cyber Resilience
Recent social media activity shows a strong interest in DDoS protection, ransomware defense, and real-time threat isolation, highlighting a focus on infrastructure security and stability.
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Career

Work history

4-2025
Head- Data Strategy, AI & Privacy Officer (Data officer & DPO)
IndiaFirst Life
8-2024 - 5-2025
Head-Data officer, AI & Data Science
IndiaFirst Life
9-2023 - 8-2024
Global Chief data and Analytics officer, Head-CRM
IDBI Bank
12-2022 - 9-2023
Senior Vice President (Head - Analytics-RACC)
IndusInd Bank
4-2022 - 12-2022
Leader- Data Services (Data Engineering| Data Science| Business Intelligence|AI| ML)
IKS Health
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
1998 - 2002
B.E
Delhi College of Engineering
2008 - 2010
PGPM(MBA)
International Academy for Business Management
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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