Ashok Vemuri
Member of the Board
Head of Americas and Global Head of Financial Services & Insurance
Ashok joined Infosys in 1999 and has served in a number of leadership roles, including Head of Infosys Canada and Eastern North America Region operations, before leading the company’s entry into the financial services industry as the Head of Banking and Capital Markets in 2004.
Under his continued leadership, the expanded and renamed Financial Services and Insurance global industry group today accounts for nearly 36% of Infosys’ revenues. Ashok is also responsible for business operations in the Americas, the company’s largest region in terms of both clients and revenues.
Widely recognized for his expertise in both financial services and global sourcing, Ashok is often quoted in leading publications such as The New York Times, International Herald Tribune, American Banker, Wall Street & Technology, and Waters, among others. A frequent speaker at industry forums, Ashok was selected by Business Today as one of India’s 25 Hottest Young Executives in 2008. Ashok is committed to the education of future business leaders, serving on the Board of Visitors of the Fuqua School of Management at Duke University. He was also elected to the Forum of Young Global Leaders (YGL) by the World Economic Forum (WEF) in 2009.
Ashok holds a degree in Physics from St. Stephens College, Delhi, and a degree in Business Management from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.