Shanthi Narayan Batchu

Managing Director at Lera Technologies Pvt Ltd

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Shanthi Narayan, an alumnus of Harvard Business School, is the Founder and Managing Director of Lera Technologies, which he established in 2004 with a vision to help financial institutions become intelligent, adaptive, and human-centric enterprises. Over two decades, he has led large-scale transformation programs across Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific, spanning core banking modernization, enterprise data platforms, regulatory transformation, and next-generation intelligence systems. With deep expertise across banking, data, risk, compliance, and enterprise technology, he combines strategic vision with disciplined execution. Shanthi is a strong advocate of responsible, outcome-driven innovation and the practical application of Agentic AI. He focuses on helping organizations progress from systems of record to systems of action, enabling intelligence to support decisions and measurable outcomes. He also supports startup ecosystems and sustainable initiatives that advance entrepreneurship, inclusion, resilience, and long-term societal value, while ensuring technology continues to augment human potential and judgment.