Yogendra Kumar Sharma - SVP, Head of IT
Yogendra Kumar Sharma is Clarien Bank’s esteemed SVP, Head of Information Technology. Yogendra is a leader within Clarien’s senior management team, steering the strategic direction and robust management of Information Technology to align with and propel Clarien Bank and its subsidiaries towards achieving our ambitious business objectives. With a resolute leadership approach, he ensures Clarien is equipped with a sophisticated technical operation framework, alongside rigorous risk management, operational policies, standards, procedures, processes, controls, and systems.
Yogendra is also a dedicated and accomplished Business Delivery Leader with an impressive 17+ years of rich expertise. He’s been pivotal in envisioning and driving digital transformation within the financial sector, demonstrating proficiency in founding a FinTech Bank and spearheading the launch of a SOC II compliant IT company from the ground up. His vast professional journey encompasses IT Portfolio Management, Program Management, Project Management, Product Management, Business Analysis, Systems Development, Audit, and Systems Support, with an extensive focus on the banking industry.
An alumnus of Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, India, where he earned a B.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering, Yogendra brings a broad skill set. His strategic prowess in IT strategy development, business continuity planning, and execution, coupled with his skills in system implementation, has marked significant milestones in areas like digital banking transformation and the development of digital assets trading platforms.
At Clarien, Yogendra’s role extends to delicately meshing technology with business goals, ensuring digital and IT infrastructures not only exist but thrive to support Clarien’s long-term strategic vision. Under his leadership, Clarien is poised on the cusp of digital transformation, ready to meet the future of banking head-on.
Leadership
- Andrew Yates – SVP, Finance
- Glenroy A. Smith – SVP, Head of Credit Risk Management
- Jennifer Hanson Crockwell – SVP, Head of Trust and Family Office
- Lola Myshketa – SVP, Head of Private Banking
- Rachael Lambert – SVP, Head of Compliance & Operational Risk
- Rebecca Oriel Khanna – SVP, Head of Internal Audit
- Regina Simmons – SVP, Head of Enterprise Operations
- Roger Brown – SVP, Head of Commercial Banking
- Yogendra Kumar Sharma – SVP, Head of IT