In this newly created role, Firdaus will lead the company’s unified technology organisation, leveraging proprietary data and AI to deliver greater value to customers. The creation of the CTTO role marks a significant step in S&P Global’s evolution as it continues to power the markets of the future.
Before joining S&P Global, he served as Chief Technology Officer at FIS. Prior to that, he was associated with Noom Inc. as General Manager, Healthcare, and with CVS Health as Enterprise Chief Digital Officer. Earlier, he was Chief Digital Officer at Aetna, where he led digital strategy and product functions focused on customer experience, product roadmap, operations, partnerships, and competitive positioning.
Earlier in his career, he was EIR, Co-founder and CEO at Blade Network / Lineage Labs, Founder & CEO at Ziptr, and worked as an Independent Consultant supporting venture capital firms and software startups. He also held leadership roles at Symantec and Cisco as Senior Director.
A key entrepreneurial phase of his journey includes serving as Founder & CEO of Relicore Inc., later acquired by Symantec, and as Co-founder, VP Products at WebLine Communications, which was acquired by Cisco Systems. He also held early leadership roles at Kurzweil Educational Systems as VP R&D and at Mule Automation Systems as Director of Engineering.
Academically, Firdaus Bhathena holds both a Master of Science and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
With experience spanning S&P Global, FIS, Noom, CVS Health, Aetna, Symantec, Cisco, and multiple entrepreneurial ventures, he brings a strong and well-rounded technology leadership profile to his new role.
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