Bio: Avaneendra Kanaparti is a financial services leader specializing in product strategy, credit risk, and data analytics across global institutions. He currently serves as Director of Product & Data Analytics at American Express, leading analytics for Commercial Credit Card products and managing a $20B lending portfolio. Previously, he spearheaded credit risk strategies at Discover Financial Services and Capital One, delivering multi-billion-dollar growth through innovative customer engagement and risk models. Avaneendra holds an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and dual degrees from BITS Pilani, India.