Progress, Potential, and Possibilities Podcast / Show Dr Nag Vaidyanathan, CTO, Duck Creek Tech - Pioneering Insurance Industry Digital Transformation
Dr. Nag Vaidyanathan, Ph.D. is Chief Technology Officer and EVP at Duck Creek Technologies (https://www.duckcreek.com/), a leading provider of core system solutions to the Property and Casualty and general insurance industries, where via the company’s enterprise software-as-a-service solution, pioneering digital transformation, insurance carriers are able to navigate uncertainty and capture market opportunities faster than their competitors. Dr. Vaidyanathan is responsible for the execution of Duck Creek’s current and emerging product roadmaps while ensuring the adoption of proven software development patterns, architecture standards and frameworks. He is a senior IT leader who loves to work in the intersection of diversity of people and what they bring to work, ways of working, infrastructure, and different technology landscapes. Previously, Dr. Vaidyanathan was accountable for all application delivery and operations, digital transformation, infrastructure, IT security, and data at OneMain Financial as part of their Executive team. He also served roles at both Allstate and Dansk Bank. Dr. Vaidyanathan serves as a Board advisor for the Indo-American Community services organization to run programs serving the Indo-American community across the country, and as a member of the Board of Pratham, Chicago chapter, serving underprivileged kids in India. Dr. Vaidyanathan also serves as a mentor via the Menttium Corporation and engages in different mentoring events as a way of giving back. Dr. Vaidyanathan has his PhD from Copenhagen Business School, Department of Digitalization, an MTech in Engineering Management form Manipal Institute of Technology, and an MBA, in Finance and Strategy, from DePaul University.