Vijay serves as a Director Analyst within Gartner's Finance Data and analytics team, advising finance leaders on data strategy, governance, and advanced analytics. Leveraging over two decades of practitioner experience in finance, technology, and AI, he guides CFOs, FP&A, and transformation leaders in unlocking business value through data-driven decision-making, management reporting, and financial storytelling. Known for his collaborative approach, Vijay challenges conventional thinking and delivers actionable insights tailored to the evolving needs of finance organizations.
Prior to Gartner, Vijay has led finance analytics transformation including establishing a data science practice in a Financial Analytics Center of Excellence and directing AI/ML initiatives, cloud migration, and advanced forecasting solutions. His experience spans building and managing data science teams, implementing finance technologies, and partnering with FP&A leaders to drive adoption of AI-powered analytics and business intelligence platforms.
Bell Canada, Senior Manager, Data Science, Financial Analytics Center of Excellence (FCOE), 4 years
Capgemini U.S. LLC, Senior Consultant, 5 years
Omnicom Media Group, Director, Data Science, 2 years
TELUS, Lead Data Scientist, 5 years
Finance Technology
Finance Data and Analytics
M.A., Business Administration, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan
M.S.E., Computer Engineering, University of Michigan-Dearborn
B.E., Electrical and Electronics Engineering, College of Engineering, Guindy, India
Data Strategy
Data Governance
Metrics, Dashboarding and Storytelling
Data Visualization
AI, Data Science, and Machine Learning