Anusha Dandapani

Anusha Dandapani serves as the Chief Data & Analytics Officer at United Nations International Computing Centre. In this role, she is responsible for creating and overseeing the growth of Data and Analytics Services for UNICC. Anusha advises and partners with other UN organizations, Industry, and Academia on solving their business problems by leveraging Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Analytics, Data Engineering, Data Science offerings, and capabilities.

Previously, Anusha was a Data Science lead at Barclays, where she led several strategic initiatives related to electronic surveillance and financial crime compliance. She was responsible for end-to-end management from requirements to working with the program management and collaborating with data scientists and machine learning teams for delivery. Anusha has been working in the financial services industry since 2004. Previously she has been with JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse, etc., and has worked in many major financial centers such as London, Singapore, Bahamas, and Luxembourg. Anusha holds a Master's in Business Analytics from NYU Stern and a Bachelor's degree in Information Technology from Madras University. Anusha is passionate about educating young students and she has led several STEM initiatives in London, New York, and Pune.