Ankush Agarwal

About Ankush Agarwal

I am a global transformation and RegTech executive with 30+ years of experience leading complex, regulated enterprises across the US, UK, and India. My career spans the intersection of strategy, regulation, technology, and execution—where the stakes are high, environments are complex, and outcomes must stand up to scrutiny.I have been trusted with mandates that go far beyond optimization: building new entities, stabilizing operations, modernizing digital platforms, and designing future-state operating models that scale across geographies. I bring consulting-grade problem solving and advisory rigor, combined with hands-on experience across startup and enterprise build environments, and a proven ability to build businesses, platforms, and global capabilities from the ground up—scaling them into regulated, high-performing I BuildI build digital platforms, enterprise operating models, and global delivery organizations that connect people, process, technology, and governance.From creating and governing a new legal entity, to leading front-to-back banking transformations, to delivering AI-led productivity at enterprise scale, my work consistently balances commercial impact with regulatory Highlights• Built and governed a new regulated legal entity in India; served as Board Director• Delivered ~40 FTE productivity savings through AI-led DigiOps transformation• Built and scaled a 60+ Front Office Analytics platform for global trading desks• Led regulatory remediation across SEC, FINRA, CFTC, and DTCC environments• Delivered $16M annual savings through global post-trade operating model I LeadI lead as a hands-on builder and transformer. I bring clarity to complexity, structure to change, and momentum to large-scale Sets Me ApartI combine deep regulatory credibility, platform leadership, and hands-on digital fluency. I have built, scaled, and governed enterprises—not just optimized them. I am equally comfortable in boardrooms, with regulators, and inside delivery teams—translating complexity into execution at I Add the Most ValueI add the greatest impact in environments where organizations are building platforms, scaling global capability centers, or modernizing complex financial operations.I partner with boards, founders, and leadership teams to convert strategic ambition into enterprise-grade WorkI am building financial models in Python to pick the winners in US stock Market. Managing my own portfolio.

Experience

1. Head C & i Digiops Transformation

   NatWest Group

   Mar 2018 — Present · Gurugram, IN

   Head of DigiOps Delivery in Commercial Bank• Managing and delivering a portfolio of automation and simplification initiatives using AI, RPA, OCR, and many other technologies in Commercial Bank Ops.• Targeting extensive resource and cost savings across UK and India Operations.• Overseeing India Operations for Commercial Bank. Earlier in a quasi CAO/COO capacity, Change Management- Managing a team of 25+ Change leads on key regulatory initiatives (e.g. RFR, CSDR, US SBSD), operations initiatives (e.g. ISO SWIFT standard, Operations Transformation strategy, Systems consolidations), Data, Offshore transitions and many such initiatives- Leadership in Payments with successful ongoing delivery of ISO20022 for the Markets Franchise. This covers Singapore, Europe, Cross Border, Bank of England payment Schemes- Providing Change leadership to the organization with hands on delivery in many initiatives- Exploring Fintech, BlockChain and related areas. Resident expert for the firm.Front Office Global Analytics- Managing a team of 35+ Analysts that price deals, write pitch books, author research reports, and forecast various economic indicators for Investment Bankers and Trading Desks in USA, UK, EMEA and APAC.Managed Entity Office- Led the creation of an entity in India starting with getting approvals from NCLT, SEZ, STPI- Coordinating Board Meetings with Company Secretary. Managing all Board related matters- Overall responsible for running the Management Team meetings of the entity and facilitating entity wide decision making- Overall responsible for the functioning of entity especially regulatory compliance and coordinating with various functional areas like HR, Finance, Property, Technology, and Legal- Was Board of Director of the Indian Entity

Education

• Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

  Certificate in Generative AI

• Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

  Certificate in GenAI

• University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business

  MBA, Finance

  1994 — 1997

• Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta

  Advanced Program in FinTech & Financial Blockchain

• University of Maryland, USA

  Master of Business Administration

• Bucknell University

  BS, Computer Engg

  1989 — 1993

• Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta

  Executive Program, Advanced Program in Fintech and Financial Blockchain

• Bucknell University

  Associate of Computer Engineering

Skills

• Prime Brokerage
• Back Office
• Management Consulting
• Business Analysis
• Program Management
• Financial Services
• Electronic Trading
• Project Management
• Fixed Income
• Trading
• Financial Risk
• Equities
• Derivatives
• Middle Office
• Change Management
• Vendor Management