How TIAA’s Sastry Durvasula Leads Transformation, One Reinvention at a Time

In this episode, we are shining the light on a leader whose journey truly plays out like a movie. Sastry Durvasula has one of those rare stories that blends technical mastery, human-centered leadership, and bold reinvention. After starting out as an engineer, his career journey has included leading transformation for a number of big brand organizationizations. He’s now the Chief Operating, Information, and Digital Officer at TIAA, a $1.4 trillion, 100+ year-old financial institution. From film knowledge to navigating AI, uncertainty, and large-scale change, Sastry’s expertise knows no bounds, and now, you’re getting a front-row seat to tap into all of that leadership knowledge and insight.

Tune in for expert advice from Sastry’s playbook, including:

• The challenge of solving yesterday, today, and tomorrow all at once
• How he uses reinvention as a superpower
• How to know when transformation has turned the corner
• Navigating decision-making in the fog of uncertainty and leading with conviction

Featuring submitted questions from:

• Sathish Muthukrishnan, Chief Information, Data, & Digital Officer, Ally, Episode 50 Guest
• Eileen Lash, Chief Administrative Officer, TIAA
• Neal Sample, Chief Digital & Technology Officer, Best Buy
• Swatee Singh, CIO for Data, AI, & Corporate Technology, TIAA
• Yogs Jayapraksam, Chief Technology & Digital Officer, Deluxe