Koushik Sundar

Koushik Sundar, Vice President at Citibank, stands as a beacon of professional achievement. With over 17 years of industry experience, Koushik has distinguished himself as a highly accomplished IT professional, serving as a Tech Architect for the Global Team and Lead Developer. His visionary approach and strategic direction have consistently driven large-scale product initiatives, generating multi-million dollar annual revenues. Koushik's leadership prowess is exemplified through his management of large teams, mentoring over developers, business analysts, and QA professionals across six countries. His expertise encompasses complex projects in Algorithmic challenges, DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Deep learning, Remote Sensing, IoT, Cybersecurity, Application Security, and Cloud Native Apps Development. Beyond his professional accomplishments, Koushik is deeply committed to community engagement. He dedicates his personal time to mentoring students in programming and STEM coursework, sharing engineering knowledge with nonprofits to amplify their social impact, and guiding aspiring professionals as an approved mentor listed in ADPList. Koushik's career is adorned with numerous awards and accolades, reflecting his unwavering dedication to excellence and exceptional results. His contributions to the technical community include serving as a reviewer, as a mentor and judge for hackathon competitions and various awards. He is a graduate alumnus of Citi's prestigious Engineering Excellence program and the Citi Leaders Exchange program. Only a select few candidates are chosen to participate in these prestigious programs. Additionally, he is an active member of professional organizations such as the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, SCS, reviewer for few journals and Ambassador of Gartner Peer Community. With his problem-solving prowess, analytical abilities, innovative approach, and technical expertise, Koushik has established himself as a leader in the field. His outstanding performance, passion for technology including AI/ML, drives impactful change within organizations.