Ashish M.

About Ashish M.

Accomplished technology executive with extensive CIO, CTO, and CDO experience in driving vision and strategy, building high-performing teams, and delivering measurable business value through innovation, data-driven transformation, and operational excellence. Extensive experience in building and scaling data and technology ecosystems, managing enterprise platforms, applications, and operations across Asset Management, Insurance, and Banking.At KKR, I have led enterprise-wide technology, data, and digital transformation across the Asset Management and Insurance business, Data & Engineering, and Salesforce platforms. I modernized core systems and scaled data ecosystems that improved operational efficiency by over 30% and reduced technology costs by double-digit percentages, while accelerating delivery of new business capabilities. By driving the adoption of Machine Learning and Generative AI, I enabled zero/low-touch processes and automated workflows, increasing productivity by 40%+ and positioning the business for scalable, data-driven growth.Accomplishments:Designed and built a modern, scalable technology infrastructure supporting integration with numerous Third Party Administrators (Fund Management & Accounting Systems for GP\'s and LP\'s, BlackRock Aladdin, GSAM, and other investment booking systems), and Insurance Policy Admin Systems. The platforms support enterprise functions including Private Equity Fund and Client Management (GP\'s & LP\'s) & Insurance Operations, Accounting, Actuarial, Risk, Reinsurance, Sales, and Analytics.Spearheaded enterprise adoption of AI/ML to drive operational efficiency and business growth. Delivered Generative AI solutions for process automation, and deployed ML models (cosine similarity, decision tree, Random Forrest) for solving cashflow prediction, deduplicate and classify Financial Planners, enhancing Sales and Marketing accuracy. Implemented predictive and prescriptive analytics through Salesforce Einstein and custom models, while piloting fine-tuned LLMs (Claude, GPT, BART, Mistral) for advanced use cases including content generation, text-to-SQL automation, and multilingual translation.Championed cloud transformation and AI-first architecture, investing in GPU-based infrastructure, talent, and governance to future-proof operations and drive business agility.Through strategic investment, technology modernization, and AI-driven innovation, I continue to align enterprise technology with KKR’s broader growth objectives, delivering differentiated outcomes across our Insurance and Asset Management verticals.

Experience

1. Chief Data Officer and Head of Individual Markets Technology

   KKR

   Feb 2020 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Chief Data Officer and Head of Individual Markets Technology Executive Leader overseeing the comprehensive Data function, driving strategy, engineering, execution, governance, and AI/ML initiatives. Accountable for enabling data-driven decision-making across all enterprise domains, including Assets Data (Private Equity, Credit, RealAssets), Insurance Data (Insurance Investments, Reinsurance, Individual Markets, Actuarial, Bermuda), and Data for Enterprise Functions including Accounting, Risk, Legal & Compliance, Sales, and Marketing.Additionally, I head the technology portfolio for Individual Markets (Annuity and Preneed), managing the entire tech stack, critical integration with key distribution and TPA platforms (e.g, FAST, Zinnia, Ingenium, DXC), Salesforce, and Five9. Currently spearheading digitization efforts to deliver significant process efficiencies and cost reduction.

Education

• University of Memphis

  Master's degree

  1995 — 1997