Deepak Kumar Sharma is a seasoned techno-commercial business leader with over three decades

of experience in building and scaling successful ventures across BFSI, Technology, and Telecom.

He serves as a Board Member & Independent Director with leading financial institutions; He is the

Founder of Venture Studios where he advises leading Institutions as Advisory Board Member & hyper scales early stage Fintech, Deeptech & AI startups.

He has held leadership positions with prominent Indian and international banks, most notably at Standard Chartered Bank &

Kotak Mahindra Bank, where he served for over 15 years. As the Bank’s first and longest serving President & Chief

Digital Officer, and spearheaded Kotak 811(Largest Digital Bank in India),

Deepak also co-hosts a Tech podcast “Clearing the Blur”