Ashwani Arora

About Ashwani Arora

I am profoundly honored and energized to join () at such a pivotal moment of growth. Inspired by the belief that perceived limits are only catalysts for greater potential, I’ve watched Novel Patterns achieve near-zero churn and build market leadership across (),(),()—creating a powerful foundation for global scale. My focus as CEO will be clear: scaling internationally, driving operational excellence, and mentoring the next generation of leaders.With +, I have led global businesses, enterprise transformations, and large-scale customer success programs across +, consistently delivering measurable value through technology, data, and AI-driven innovation. I have directed global operations with +, serving +, including 60% of India’s retail lending ecosystem. My transformation initiatives significantly elevated Customer Advocacy scores (from.), strengthened engineering and support functions, and positioned Corporate Lending as a high-growth business with 17+ clients acquired in under three years.I champion, instilling continuous improvement frameworks across teams. As part of cyber-security governance groups, I have helped shape strategic decisions on MSS, MDR, Threat Intelligence, and Red Teaming. My leadership approach is further strengthened by the, emphasizing vision, coaching, innovation, change, and organizational architecture.At Novel Patterns, I aim to merge this global experience with a strong product-first mindset—scaling our platforms, unlocking new markets, and proving that there are always :CEO & P&L Leadership • Global Scaling • AI Strategy & Digital Transformation • Product & Platform Strategy • Investment & Lending Tech • CXO Engagement • Lean & Kaizen • Operations Excellence • Cyber Security Governance • Customer Success • VOC & NPS • People & Leadership Development

Experience

1. CEO

   Novel Patterns

   Dec 2025 — Present

Education

• The Wharton School

  Strategic Thinking and Leadership, Business Administration and Management, General

  2015 — 2015

• Harvard Business School

  Senior Executive Leadership Program, General Management

  2019 — 2021

• INSEAD

  Leading the Effective Sales Force (LESF), Managing Sales Force

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Radical Innovation, Business Administration and Management, General

  2019 — 2019

• GrowthSchool

  Generative AI Intensive program, Information Technology

• Navyug School

  12th Std., Science

  1984 — 1991

• Lean Enterprise Institute, USA

  Course on "The Toyota Way" - Hoshin Kanri( Strategy Policy Deployment) , Lean Way of Thinking

• LinkedIn Test PAGEEE

  Agentic AI Business-strategy, Artificial Intelligence

• Lean Enterprise Institue, USA

  A3 - Lean Leader Certification, Organizational Leadership

• JC Bose YMCA University of Science and Technology

  Computer Engineering, Computer Software Engineering

  1991 — 1995

Skills

• Bfsi
• People Management
• Project Delivery
• Project Planning
• Software Project Management
• Retail Banking
• Team Management
• Ms Project
• Product Management
• Pl/Sql
• Program Management
• Client Engagement
• Pre-Sales
• Global Delivery